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AI City Beckons: TN Prepares Youth for Future Economy
5 Aug
Summary
- Tamil Nadu plans an AI city with a university and research hubs.
- Five lakh students to receive AI training by 2031.
- Budget allocates ₹44,000 crore for school and ₹8,000 crore for higher education.
Tamil Nadu's first Budget under the TVK government places a strong emphasis on preparing its youth for an AI-driven economy. A key initiative is the proposed AI city, which will feature an AI university, skill development center, and research hubs for AI and deep tech.
The state intends to integrate an AI-focused curriculum and provide AI training to five lakh college and ITI students by 2031. Significant financial backing is allocated to education, with over ₹44,000 crore for school education and more than ₹8,000 crore for higher education.
Further plans include establishing five new ITIs to expand vocational training and distributing 2,000 crore worth of laptops to college students to enhance digital access. The government also aims to provide skill training to 13 lakh young individuals this financial year.
These comprehensive measures are part of Tamil Nadu's strategy to build a future-ready workforce and achieve its ambitious goal of becoming a $1.5 trillion economy by 2035-36.
