IndiaAI Innovation Challenge for Transforming Governance (Municipal Administration & Urban Development Department)

About the Challenge

IndiaAI has partnered with the Real Time Governance Society and line departments under the Government of Andhra Pradesh to develop AI solutions across six domains, including for empowering rural entrepreneurs, optimising supply chains for essential goods for public service delivery, streamlining renewable energy land allocation, urban infrastructure planning, land-use monitoring and predictive infrastructure management for government schools. These interventions focus on leveraging AI for increasing transparency and operational efficiency in Government processes and driving inclusive growth

Challenge Objective and Problem Statements

The Challenge aims to identify and deploy high-potential AI solutions that enhance transparency, operational efficiency and inclusive growth.

This problem statement, in collaboration with Real Time Governance Society, and Municipal Administration & Urban Development (MA&UD) Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh, aims to develop an AI‑enabled system that automatically identifies properties and land features, detects temporal changes and maintains accurate, up‑to‑date property records for Urban Local Bodies by analysing satellite imagery, drone data and GIS layers, thereby improving land‑use mapping and planning with lineage of detected changes and record updates.

Indicative Capabilities

The solution may leverage AI/ML technologies to:

(1) detect and classify properties, open plots and water bodies from high‑resolution satellite and drone imagery, align these features with existing property records and GIS layers, and perform change detection against historical imagery to flag new constructions, expansions or encroachments indicating the image source and type of change identified;

(2) update property boundaries and attributes within GIS systems based on detected changes, and overlay and analyse multiple (100+) GIS layers to support urban monitoring and land‑use planning, while maintaining fully traceable and auditable updates to geospatial records;

(3) maintain a record of property level changes, enabling Urban Local Bodies to review earlier records, compare previous and current boundaries, and track changes in land use or built up area overtime to support planning and governance.

Who Can Apply?

• Indian Company: Indian company registered under the Companies Act, 2013. An Indian company must have 51% or more shareholding by Indian citizens or persons of Indian origin.
• Start-up: Start-up as defined in the latest notification by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), accessible at Startup India.
• Autonomous Bodies: Autonomous bodies, including public sector organisations, non-profit organisations, research institutions and universities, are eligible to participate.

Applicants must submit existing solutions only with established AI-enabled product, service, or business model that addresses any one of the problem statements and has been deployed/piloted, seeking to achieve scale.

Major Milestones

• Stage 1: Registration and Submission of Solutions via AIKosh
• Stage 2: Evaluation Process
• Stage 3: Up to 3 shortlisted teams for each problem statement may receive INR 5 Lakhs to refine and test their solutions on a shared dataset.
• Stage 4: Up to 1 team per problem statement may secure a one-year work order up to INR 50 Lakhs to deploy their solution.

Queries

All pre-submission queries must be emailed to fellow3.gpai-india@meity.gov.in using the subject line:"Query- IndiaAI Transforming Governance Challenge 2026–Applicant Name"