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How many languages does Bhashini support?

Bhashini supports 36 Indian text languages and 23 Indian voice languages as of July 2026 (MeitY), plus 35 international languages. The same PIB release says it processes more than 20 million AI inferences every day and has enabled over 8 billion cumulative AI inferences. Those usage numbers are written as "more than" and "over", so they are floors.

Source · MeitY, figure for July 2026 · checked

36 text and 23 voice languages
Indian languages supported by Bhashini · July 2026
Range
36 Indian text languages, 23 Indian voice languages, 35 international languages
Confidence
High: an official count
Last checked

Bhashini is the national language AI platform run by the Digital India BHASHINI Division under MeitY. A language counts as "text" when it has text services such as translation, and as "voice" when it has speech services.

The figures side by side

MeasureFigureSource
Indian text languages, July 202636MeitY, PIB, 2 July 2026
Indian voice languages, July 202623MeitY, PIB, 2 July 2026
International languages, July 202635MeitY, PIB, 2 July 2026
AI inferences per day, July 2026more than 20 millionMeitY, PIB, 2 July 2026
Cumulative AI inferences, July 2026over 8 billionMeitY, PIB, 2 July 2026
Cumulative language inferences, February 2026over 4 billionPIB, 9 February 2026

How we got this number

  1. Read the language counts from the PIB release of 2 July 2026 by MeitY's Digital India BHASHINI Division: 36 Indian text languages, 23 voice languages and 35 international languages.
  2. Read usage from the same paragraph: more than 20 million AI inferences every day and over 8 billion cumulative AI inferences.
  3. Compare with earlier PIB releases: 15 million daily inferences on 1 June 2026, and 22 voice languages and over 4 billion language inferences on 9 February 2026.

What this number does not tell you

  • MeitY writes the usage numbers as "more than" and "over", so they are floors, not exact counts.
  • The releases do not use one wording: February 2026 counts "language inferences", while July 2026 counts "AI inferences". Do not read the gap between them as an exact rate of growth.
  • These are figures the platform reports about itself in PIB releases; there is no independent count.

Sources

  1. MeitY (Digital India BHASHINI Division), PIB release, 2 July 2026Today, BHASHINI powers over 800 government websites, processes more than 20 million AI inferences every day, and has enabled over 8 billion cumulative AI inferences. The platform supports 36 Indian text languages, 23 Indian voice languages, and 35 international languages, while offering more than 20 specialised NLP services
  2. MeitY (Digital India BHASHINI Division), PIB release, 1 June 2026The platform powers over 800 government websites, processes more than 15 million inferences daily, and supports 36 Indian text languages, 23 Indian voice languages, and 35 international languages.
  3. PIB feature, Artificial Intelligence for Culture and Languages, 9 February 2026BHASHINI is already operating at scale: Supports voice in 22 languages and text services in 36 languages Hosts 350+ AI models and datasets Has completed over 4 billion language inferences so far

Questions people ask

How many Indian languages does Bhashini cover?

36 for text and 23 for voice, plus 35 international languages (MeitY, via PIB, 2 July 2026).

How much is Bhashini used?

MeitY says it processes more than 20 million AI inferences every day and has enabled over 8 billion cumulative AI inferences (PIB, 2 July 2026). Both are floors.

How many government websites use Bhashini?

Over 800 government websites (PIB, 2 July 2026).

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