Patna: The Bihar Pavilion of the India AI Impact Summit 2026, held at the Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi, emerged as a major highlight, drawing interest from leading Indian nations and international technology experts for its wide range of AI applications. The pavilion showcased Bihar’s growing use of artificial intelligence across governance, elections, agriculture, healthcare, education and public services, positioning the state’s efforts as practical and scalable.On the summit’s closing day on Saturday, Union Electronics and Information Technology Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw visited the Bihar Pavilion and praised the Bihar Election Commission’s AI-powered electoral innovations. He praised secure electronic voting solutions and citizen-centric mobile applications, saying technology-driven, transparent and secure elections are essential to strengthening democracy. He said Bihar’s digital initiatives reflect its commitment to good governance and participatory democratic processes.Officials from the state’s information technology (IT) department said officials from the state election commission explained how AI is being deployed to ensure transparency and fairness in panchayat elections and urban local body elections. These applications include AI-assisted vote tabulation, real-time public access to election information, and surveillance systems to monitor security at polling places and detect discrepancies.The far-reaching role of AI in Bihar’s development was highlighted by Mahesh, a Bihar native from Naugatia who is now based in California, who attended the summit. The Bihar government recently signed a memorandum of understanding with his company Tiger Analytics. Mahesh said AI will revolutionize Bihar, especially in the agriculture, health and education sectors.In agriculture, Bihar is moving towards ‘smart agriculture’ where AI acts as a digital advisor. Using sensors and satellite data, farmers can monitor soil health and crop conditions in real time. AI-enabled applications such as Kisan e-Mitra will help detect crop diseases through images, suggest treatments, provide accurate weather forecasts and predict market prices, IT officials said.In healthcare, AI enables rapid diagnosis and treatment at your doorstep. X-rays and CT scans are analyzed within seconds and can detect diseases such as tuberculosis and lung cancer. AI-powered stethoscopes and thermal imaging are also helping in early detection of heart disease and breast cancer in rural areas, officials said.In the field of education, personalized learning powered by AI is becoming popular. Deepak, another participant, said over 10,000 students from Bihar’s engineering and engineering colleges will be trained in AI, provided with internships and prepared for AI applications in key fields.The multilingual robots exhibited in the pavilion were a crowd-puller. Able to communicate in multiple languages, they can be used as receptionists in public places such as stations, airports, and hotels. The pavilion also showcased an AI solution to clean trash and large drains without human intervention, the IT department said.
