# 5 lakh AI-skilled youth to be trained by 2031

- ID: P07-D-01#2
- Page: https://sollumseyalum.web.app/promise/p07-d-01-2 (Tamil: https://sollumseyalum.web.app/ta/promise/p07-d-01-2)
- Pillar: 7. Prosperous Tamil Nadu
- Section: D. Tamil Nadu: The Artificial Intelligence Capital
- Manifesto page: 61
- Stage: First steps (Work started, a pilot, or a small start)
- Last recorded: 21 Aug 2026
- Data licence: CC BY-NC 4.0. Curated commitments, translations, evidence links and stage analysis compiled by Sollum Seyalum (https://sollumseyalum.web.app).

## Promised in the manifesto

5 lakh youth skilled in the AI domain will be nurtured by 2031 through polytechnics, ITIs, and engineering colleges.

## Where it stands

First steps taken on 1 Jun 2026.

The budget says the government will launch an AI Industry Development Program to skill 5 lakh youth by 2031. Early steps are recorded so far.

**So far:** 3 new polytechnic courses and 3,570 new seats with Tata (Industry 4.0 centres), and training agreements with technology firms.

**Not yet seen:** No document yet shows the AI programme itself running or youth trained under it.

_Summary written by AI from the documents below, with figures checked against them._

## Documents behind this

- 21 Aug 2026 · Press release · DIPR press release 22369: The ICT Academy has entered into MoUs with international technology firms and CSR entities to enhance AI skill development in Tamil Nadu. ([Open the document (Press release)](https://dipr.tn.gov.in/dipr_api/v1/uploads/tn_govt_press_release/DIPR-P.R.No.564_-_Hon_ble_Artificial_Intelligence__Information_Technology_and_Digital_Services_Minister_Press_Release_-_Date.21.08.2026.pdf))
- 21 Aug 2026 · Press release · DIPR press release 22369: ServiceNow will facilitate training for 10,000 students through the AI Foundation for Beginners course. ([Open the document (Press release)](https://dipr.tn.gov.in/dipr_api/v1/uploads/tn_govt_press_release/DIPR-P.R.No.564_-_Hon_ble_Artificial_Intelligence__Information_Technology_and_Digital_Services_Minister_Press_Release_-_Date.21.08.2026.pdf))
- 5 Aug 2026 · Budget speech · Revised Budget speech 2026-27, page 18: The Government will launch the AI Industry Development Program to skill and empower 5 lakh youth across engineering colleges, polytechnics and ITIs by 2031. ([Open the document (Budget speech)](https://sollumseyalum.web.app/docs/budget_speech.pdf#page=18))
- 1 Jun 2026 · Press release · DIPR press release 21861: The government has introduced 3 new courses and created 3,570 new seats in 44 government polytechnic colleges in collaboration with Tata to establish Industry 4.0 centers. ([Open the document (Press release)](https://dipr.tn.gov.in/dipr_api/v1/uploads/tn_govt_press_release/DIPR-P.R.No.143-Hon_ble_Minister_for_Higher_Education-Press_Release-Date_01.06.2026.pdf))

> Sources are government releases, budget papers and orders. They show what the government says it will do or has done. They are claims, not independent confirmation. "Nothing recorded" means nothing in our sources, not that nothing was done.