Smart AI Village
Innovation Center
“Transforming Villages into Intelligent Innovation Ecosystems” — empowering rural communities by integrating Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, IoT, and Digital Skills directly into the village ecosystem.
Grassroots Innovation Hub
Vision & Objectives
We aim to break technology barriers where they matter most, demonstrating that state-of-the-art technologies belong at the grassroots of our rural communities.
Develop Future-Ready Students
Equipping young minds in village schools with hands-on coding, computational thinking, and early exposure to AI models.
Upskill Villagers
Introducing practical technology, digital literacy, and local-language AI assistants to help adults adapt to the digital age.
Enable Grassroots Innovation
Fostering local, project-based development to build technology aids solving agriculture, resource, and governance issues.
Pioneer Smart AI Village
Establishing a replicable model that positions Yashwant Grampanchayat Dhamner as Maharashtra's ideal Smart AI Village.
3-Year Execution Model
Our comprehensive, project-based learning model includes 12 workshops per year (2 days each, 6 dedicated to school students and 6 to villagers), reinforced by continuous onsite support.
Establishing Basic Digital Literacy & Awareness
The launch phase focuses on introducing physical computing, AI literacy, and precision sensors. We build excitement and establish regular attendance patterns among students and village groups.
12 PBL Workshops
Fully sponsored & FREE of charge to build initial community adoption.
Dedicated Instructor
Onsite technology specialist available 2 full days per week for guidance.
Curriculum Focus Areas
- 1AI & Digital LiteracyUnderstanding prompts, searching, and regional LLM engines.
- 2Robotics & AutomationSolderless breadboards, sensors, motors, and controllers.
- 3Practical Innovation ProjectsTelemetry tracking, weather nodes, and automated systems.
How AIRG Teaches Children & Opens AI Labs in Villages
By setting up physical AI and Robotics Labs inside Gram Panchayats, AIRG is bringing cutting-edge technology directly to rural schools. We empower local students with practical coding, hardware engineering, and automation skills to solve regional challenges.
Bharat AI Engine
Rural kids interact with the Bharat AI Engine, learning generative AI concepts, coding logic, and regional language translation offline without requiring high-speed internet.
Robotics & Robots
Students construct physical robots, wire microcontrollers like Arduino, and program smart motors to build automation models like automatic streetlights.
Drones & Aviation
Introducing kids to aerodynamics, model glider assembly, and smart flight controllers. Students simulate drone mapping and crop survey runs.
Hands-on IoT
Teaching kids how to interface soil moisture, weather sensors, and solar telemetry kits to build real precision farming aids for their own family fields.
Rural AI Infrastructure Kit
Inside the Dhamner Smart AI Village Innovation Center, kids get hands-on access to custom hardware built specifically for offline, durable educational use.
Bharat AI Engine™
A high-durability local edge host serving interactive LMS, generative AI chat, and regional language models without requiring active internet connectivity.
- Offline LLM Pipeline (Llama/Gemma)
- MESH Network (Up to 20 client nodes)
- Voice-Activated Regional Translation
AIR Robotics Base Boards
Tactile block connectors, microcontrollers (Arduino/Raspberry Pi compatible), smart stepper motor modules, and sensors for building autonomous robots.
- Solderless Kids-Safe Connections
- Dual Arduino & Raspberry Pi Support
- Multi-Servo & Active Sensor Ports
Aviation & Flight Kits
Aerodynamic wing configurations, high-density foam model gliders, and smart miniature flight controller boards to teach kids structural design and survey math.
- Lightweight Aerodynamic Foam Gliders
- Wireless Flight Telemetry Tracking
- Rudder & Surface Servo Configurations
Smart Electronics & IoT
Introducing kids to basic microelectronics, circuit prototyping, and programming wireless telemetry sensors to monitor and automate real-world environments.
- Basic Circuit & Microelectronics Design
- Wireless Telemetry (Wi-Fi/Bluetooth Modules)
- Smart Automation & Environment Monitoring
Roles & Responsibilities
We operate under a clear division of duties between the AIR G International team and the Local Gram Panchayat to ensure efficient delivery and sustainable support.
AIR G International
Technology Partner- Complete setup of the Smart AI Village Innovation Center
- Provision of the hardware and tech tools ecosystem
- Assigning and managing the local Technology Instructor
- Instructor coordination, training, and ongoing quality control
- Travel and accommodation costs for workshop experts
- Continuous program execution, review, and telemetry monitoring
Gram Panchayat
Local Administration- Allocation of designated physical space for the Innovation Center
- Arranging local accommodation and food for workshop experts
- Mobilizing school students and local villagers for training modules
- Facilitating necessary power supplies and local administrative approvals
- Actively supporting operations for smooth day-to-day execution
Key Outcomes & Long-Term Goals
This initiative is structured to turn Dhamner into a self-reliant tech hub, creating Maharashtra's first-ever model AI village and introducing future-ready careers to the rural youth.
Digital + AI Learning Hub
A vibrant center where students, teachers, and farmers learn side-by-side.
Rural Innovation Center
Developing localized software and sensor solutions to meet village needs.
Self-Sustainable Model
A program designed to run independently under local guidance by Year 3.
Active students and villagers completing learning workshops.
Rural youth trained directly on local edge servers & code pipelines.
Soil and environmental telemetry active in local village fields.
Recognized as Maharashtra's ideal Smart AI Village.
Rural Lab Activity Gallery
Real-world documentation of children, mentors, and local leaders collaborating, creating, and learning in our Grampanchayat AI Labs.
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OUR NGO PARTNERS
Partnering with leading organizations to deliver digital literacy, AI labs, and STEM education to rural communities.
AIR G International is proud to partner with Prathamas its AI, STEAM, Robotics, and Emerging Technology Partner. This collaboration brings together Pratham's extensive educational reach and commitment to improving learning outcomes with AIR G International's expertise in future-ready technologies.
Together, we are empowering the next generation through hands-on, project-based learning in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Robotics, Coding, Internet of Things (IoT), Drone Technology, 3D Printing, Virtual Reality (VR), Electronics, and Design Thinking. Through this partnership, more than 10,000 students across India have already been introduced to emerging technologies, fostering innovation, critical thinking, creativity, and problem-solving skills that prepare them for the future workforce.
Pratham is one of the largest and most successful non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in India, specifically focusing on education. Operating across more than 25 states and union territories, it reaches and supports millions of children and youth annually through literacy, elementary education, and skill-building.
Key Highlights
Impacts over 6-7 million children and young adults every year.
Established in 1995 in Mumbai to provide pre-school education in slums.
Known for remedial learning (Read India) and the ASER report.
Pravich Welfare Foundation
Focuses on rural digital literacy, youth skill development, and community welfare initiatives.
SUNJA Bahuuddeshiya Sanstha
Supports elementary education assistance, social support programs, and rural vocational training.
Suprabhat Mahila Mandal
Dedicated to empowering women, child welfare projects, and conducting rural health awareness camps.
Yashwant Bahuuddeshiya Samajik Sanstha
Promotes rural development, environmental preservation campaigns, and youth guidance seminars.
Start an AI Lab in Your Gram Panchayat
Are you an administrator, panchayat member, or community leader looking to establish a state-of-the-art AI & Robotics Lab?
Submit your request, and our development team will prepare a customized setup proposal, feasibility report, and implementation schedule for your local administration.
| Smart AI Village Innovation Center Setup | ₹6,50,000 |
| GST (18%) | ₹1,17,000 |
| Total Setup Cost | ₹7,67,000 |
| Year | Workshops Cost | Instructor Cost | GST (18%) | Total Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year 1 | ₹0 (Sponsored) | ₹2,40,000 | ₹43,200 | ₹2,83,200 |
| Year 2 | ₹60,000 | ₹2,40,000 | ₹54,000 | ₹3,54,000 |
| Year 3 | ₹60,000 | ₹2,40,000 | ₹54,000 | ₹3,54,000 |
| 3-YEAR PROJECT GRAND TOTAL | ₹17,58,200 |