The office of the Principal Scientific Advisor (PSA) to India’s government issued a working paper on Monday, December 30, 2025, focusing on the need for wide access to Artificial Intelligence (AI) infrastructure. The paper urges making key AI resources like compute capacity, quality datasets, and tools available not just to large companies and major cities, but also to smaller players and startups. As India prepares to host the AI Impact Summit in February 2026, the government highlights democratizing access as a vital goal. Currently, most AI infrastructure is developed by Western tech giants, raising concerns about power concentration in the sector. Under the IndiaAI Mission, the government has made thousands of graphics processing units (GPUs) available to researchers and local startups. The PSA’s report aligns with this by recommending integrating India’s own digital public infrastructure (DPI), such as Aadhaar and UPI, to open AI development to a broader group. The paper states, "A significant challenge arising from AI development is resource efficiency," noting that AI data centers will need an additional 45–50 million square feet of space by 2030. This will increase electricity use from the current 0.5% to nearly 3% of India’s consumption, highlighting the need to combine sustainability with growth. The report calls for "ecosystem-wide efforts" to increase access to data and computing power, especially for sectors like agriculture and education, which have been slower to adopt AI compared to pharmaceuticals. India’s push to share AI resources widely, support startups, and plan sustainable growth aims to shape a responsible and inclusive AI future.