Reliance-Google join hands to build India’s AI infrastructure and broaden access

India's most valuable company, Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL)  and Google on Thursday (October 30) have announced a broad strategic partnership to expand access to artificial intelligence (AI) in India and create local compute capacity for the country’s growing digital ecosystem.

The collaboration goes beyond a commercial product tie-up, extending from consumer and enterprise applications to the underlying infrastructure required to train and deploy AI models. Both companies describe it as a long-term initiative aligned with India’s “AI for All” vision.

AI for the masses

A key part of the initiative is a mass-scale AI inclusion drive—Jio users aged 18-25 will receive 18 months of free access to Google Gemini Pro, a plan worth ₹35,100 per user. This follows Reliance’s earlier attempts to broaden access to digital technology through affordable data and smartphones.



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The companies say the aim is to make advanced AI tools available to all, not just premium or enterprise users. Joint development is also planned for localised language and voice models that can handle India’s linguistic diversity.

Enterprise and Cloud integration

For businesses, the partnership will bring the Gemini Enterprise suite to India, along with ready-to-deploy AI agents built for local use cases in sectors like retail, finance, and manufacturing. Reliance Cloud and Google Cloud are expected to offer an integrated AI stack designed to make enterprise adoption easier and faster.

The companies claim this could help smaller firms access generative AI tools without large upfront investments in talent or infrastructure.

Building compute capacity in India

A major part of the plan involves creating India-based compute infrastructure using Google’s Tensor Processing Units (TPUs)—specialised chips used to train AI models. The infrastructure, to be powered partly by Reliance’s green energy assets, aims to provide domestic capacity for AI training and inference, reducing reliance on overseas data centres.

Executives say this setup will support startups, research institutions, and enterprises working on AI, while also aligning with India’s ambition to develop sovereign, energy-efficient data capabilities.

Broader economic impact

If executed as outlined, the partnership could have a broad impact—from giving consumers early exposure to AI tools, to lowering barriers for startups, to enabling workforce training in AI-assisted productivity.



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At the same time, the collaboration reflects a growing trend of public-private alignment around AI infrastructure and access—areas increasingly seen as central to national competitiveness.

This is less about a new product and more about laying the groundwork for India’s AI economy—combining Google’s technical depth with Reliance’s national reach.Read about our editorial guidelines and ethics policy