Chandigarh : The Cabinet, chaired by Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini today, approved the Haryana AI Development Project (HAIDP) for the period 2025-2028, at an outlay of Rs 474.39 crore. The Cabinet also approved the formation of a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) for the implementation of externally aided projects.
HAIDP is envisaged as a strategic intervention to establish Haryana as a national hub for AI-enabled development. The project is proposed to be implemented with technical and financial assistance from the World Bank over a period of three years (2025-2028). The total expenditure on this will be Rs 474.39 crore, with a funding ratio of 70:30 between the World Bank and the Government of Haryana.
The key components of the Haryana AI Development Project (HAIDP) include setting up of critical infrastructure such as the Global Artificial Intelligence Centre (GAIC) in Gurugram and the Haryana Advanced Computing Facility (HACF) in Panchkula. The project will also focus on skill development and workforce transformation for over 50,000 professionals in AI, machine learning, and data science. Additional objectives include integration of AI in public administration and data-driven service delivery, support to start-ups and R&D through incubation, mentoring, and access to shared computing infrastructure; and promoting public-private partnerships in the AI domain.
Other objectives include integration of AI in public administration and data-driven service delivery, support to start-ups and R&D through incubation, mentoring, and access to shared computing infrastructure; and promoting public-private partnerships in the AI domain.
The project will adopt the Programme-for-Results (PforR) financing instrument, wherein fund disbursement will be linked to the achievement of Disbursement-Linked Indicators (DLIs), which will be independently verified by an appointed agency.
To ensure effective implementation and inter-sectoral coordination of externally aided projects, a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) will be set up under Section 8 of the Companies Act, 2013. The formation of the SPV was approved by the Standing Finance Committee (SFC-C) headed by the Chief Minister on April 17, 2025. The SPV will operate as a not-for-profit company with the Chief Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister as its Chairperson. Hartron will act as the nodal agency responsible for managing all modalities and processes related to the incorporation of the SPV under the Companies Act, 2013.