The Kerala government allocated ₹50 crore to support Gen-Z startups focusing on deep-tech sectors like AI, data science, and robotics.
A dedicated ₹10 crore was earmarked for a Malayalam AI Initiative to build a free, open-source vernacular dataset.
The policies aim to stem the brain drain of digitally native youth migrating to traditional tech hubs like Bengaluru.
By funding foundational linguistic data, the state is building digital public infrastructure (DPI) to lower R&D costs for local NLP startups.
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