BHASHINI Runs Live Translation at NCGG Mussoorie Programme
BHASHINI deployed its Shrutlekh platform for live English-Spanish translation at the NCGG capacity building programme for foreign civil servants in Mussoorie.

Why in News
On 13 October 2026 it was announced that BHASHINI had deployed its Shrutlekh platform for live English-Spanish translation at the NCGG Capacity Building Programme on Urban Service Delivery for civil servants of several countries at Mussoorie.
The Digital India BHASHINI Division (DIBD), which works under the Digital India Corporation in the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), has taken its language technology to a training course for foreign officials. It arranged real-time multilingual communication at the National Centre for Good Governance (NCGG) Capacity Building Programme on Urban Service Delivery for Civil Servants of Multiple Countries, which is running at Mussoorie from 12 to 23 October 2026.
Who is running the course
The programme is sponsored by the Ministry of External Affairs and organised by NCGG under the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG), as part of India's capacity building work abroad through the Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC) Programme. Civil servants and public sector representatives attending it come from countries including Peru, Cambodia, Nigeria, Kenya, Palestine, Lebanon, The Gambia, Ecuador and Spain, and the course is meant to let them trade notes on governance and the delivery of urban services.
What Shrutlekh did
For the ice-breaking session, BHASHINI put its Shrutlekh platform to work, translating speech in real time between English and Spanish in both directions so that delegates could follow the proceedings and join in across the language gap. Shrutlekh is to stay available through the rest of the course, which closes on 23 October 2026, subject to operational needs. The BHASHINI team also helped participants use the platform and walked them through the BHASHINI mobile application and the wider ecosystem, pointing to uses in health care, finance, agriculture and public service delivery.
Voice-first multilingual AI
The deployment is an example of what BHASHINI calls its Voice-First Multilingual AI approach, which tries to make digital services reachable through speech in many languages rather than through text in one. By letting delegates speak in their own language, the division showed how language technology can support international training and cross-cultural exchange.
The scale of the platform
BHASHINI is India's Language Digital Public Infrastructure, and it is built on datasets, artificial intelligence models, programming interfaces and multilingual applications. Its language technologies have been folded into 2,353 government platforms, among them more than 800 government websites. The platform handles 36 Indian languages in text, 23 Indian languages in voice and 35 international languages. It has served more than 9 billion AI inferences in all, and the daily figure is above 24 million.
| Item | Detail |
| Platform used | Shrutlekh, for live English-Spanish translation |
| Course | NCGG Capacity Building Programme on Urban Service Delivery |
| Place and dates | Mussoorie, 12 to 23 October 2026 |
| Government platforms covered | 2,353, including over 800 websites |
| Languages | 36 Indian in text, 23 Indian in voice, 35 international |
Important Facts
| Platform deployed | Shrutlekh, for real-time English-Spanish translation |
|---|---|
| Parent division | Digital India BHASHINI Division under Digital India Corporation, MeitY |
| Course | NCGG Capacity Building Programme on Urban Service Delivery |
| Venue and dates | Mussoorie, 12 to 23 October 2026 |
| Organiser | NCGG under DARPG, sponsored by the Ministry of External Affairs |
| Framework | Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC) Programme |
| Participating countries | Peru, Cambodia, Nigeria, Kenya, Palestine, Lebanon, The Gambia, Ecuador and Spain |
| Government platforms | 2,353, including more than 800 government websites |
| Language coverage | 36 Indian languages in text, 23 in voice, 35 international languages |
| AI inferences | More than 9 billion in all, over 24 million a day |
Exam Point of View
Remember that BHASHINI's division sits under Digital India Corporation in MeitY, that Shrutlekh handled live English-Spanish translation, the course on Urban Service Delivery at Mussoorie from 12 to 23 October 2026 organised by NCGG under DARPG with MEA sponsorship under ITEC, and the platform's scale: 2,353 government platforms, over 800 websites, 36 Indian languages in text, 23 in voice and 35 international languages.
Practice Questions
Which BHASHINI platform provided real-time English to Spanish translation at the NCGG programme in Mussoorie?
- A.Shrutlekh
- B.Anuvaad
- C.Vaani
- D.Samvaad
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Explanation
The correct answer is Shrutlekh. During the ice-breaking session of the capacity building programme on urban service delivery, the Digital India BHASHINI Division deployed Shrutlekh to translate speech as it was spoken, working in both directions between English and Spanish so that delegates from Spanish-speaking countries could take part without a language barrier. The platform is to remain available through the course, which concludes on 23 October 2026, subject to operational requirements. The other three names were not the platform used for this deployment. The deployment illustrates the division's Voice-First Multilingual AI approach, which aims to make digital services available through speech in many languages. Candidates should pair the name Shrutlekh with the Mussoorie programme and with the English and Spanish pairing, and should remember that the BHASHINI mobile application was also demonstrated to the visiting officials.
BHASHINI-enabled language technologies have been integrated across how many government platforms?
- A.1,253
- B.2,353
- C.3,500
- D.800
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Explanation
The correct answer is 2,353. BHASHINI, which serves as India's Language Digital Public Infrastructure, has had its language technologies built into that many government platforms, and these include more than 800 government websites, so option D names only the websites and not the full count of platforms. Options A and C are not the reported figures. The platform supports 36 Indian languages in text, 23 Indian languages in voice and 35 international languages, and it has delivered more than 9 billion cumulative artificial intelligence inferences, with the daily count running above 24 million. These numbers explain why the division was able to supply live translation at a training course for officials from several countries. Remember the set together: 2,353 platforms, over 800 websites, 36 languages in text and 23 in voice.
The capacity building programme on urban service delivery at Mussoorie is organised by NCGG under which department?
- A.Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances
- B.Department of Personnel and Training
- C.Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade
- D.Department of Expenditure
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Explanation
The correct answer is the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances. The National Centre for Good Governance works under this department and organises the Capacity Building Programme on Urban Service Delivery for Civil Servants of Multiple Countries, held at Mussoorie from 12 to 23 October 2026. The course is sponsored by the Ministry of External Affairs and forms part of India's international capacity building effort under the Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation Programme. Officials taking part come from countries including Peru, Cambodia, Nigeria, Kenya, Palestine, Lebanon, The Gambia, Ecuador and Spain. Option B handles civil service personnel matters but is not named as the organiser here, while option C deals with industry and trade promotion and option D with public expenditure, neither of which runs this programme. Keep the chain in mind: NCGG, DARPG, MEA sponsorship and the ITEC framework.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which BHASHINI platform was used at the Mussoorie programme?
Shrutlekh. It carried out real-time translation between English and Spanish in both directions during the ice-breaking session and is to remain available through the course, which ends on 23 October 2026.
Who organises the NCGG capacity building programme?
The National Centre for Good Governance under the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances, with sponsorship from the Ministry of External Affairs, as part of India's capacity building effort through the Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation Programme.
How wide is BHASHINI's reach?
Its language technologies are integrated across 2,353 government platforms, including more than 800 government websites. BHASHINI supports 36 Indian languages in text, 23 Indian languages in voice and 35 international languages, with over 24 million AI inferences a day.
Under which ministry does BHASHINI work?
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology. The Digital India BHASHINI Division functions under the Digital India Corporation and serves as India's Language Digital Public Infrastructure through datasets, AI models, programming interfaces and multilingual applications.
Sources
- https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2322621 (opens in a new tab) — Press Information Bureau
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