India's Largest AI Literacy Drive Empowers Students and Parents Against Deepfakes and Misinformation

February 15, 2026
India's Largest AI Literacy Drive Empowers Students and Parents Against Deepfakes and Misinformation
  • The Sarvam AI Mayam initiative centers on an AI literacy curriculum that trains students to recognize AI-generated deepfakes, forged images, and cloned voices while teaching how to resist misinformation and practice good internet etiquette.

  • A new Samagra Plus Learning Room, an AI-based platform, has been introduced to support children’s studies as part of the program.

  • The program aims to equip citizens to distinguish reality from deception in the AI era, with students taking the lead in educating their families.

  • Parents gain exposure to practical AI applications through videos and demonstrations, including AI-assisted animation of Raja Ravi Varma’s paintings and real-time Tamil-to-Malayalam translation.

  • Training adopts a student-led approach where parents learn about AI opportunities and risks and how to apply AI in daily tasks.

  • Described as the largest AI awareness drive in India, the program runs through June 30, 2026, across 2,200 Little KITEs units with roughly 300 parents trained per unit.

  • Kerala Infrastructure and Technology for Education (KITE) launched Sarvam AI Mayam to promote AI literacy among adults in the state.

  • The initiative is implemented by KITE and leverages 2,200 Little KITEs units delivering training through public schools.

  • The training covers Machine Learning basics and demonstrates practical AI uses in daily life, such as identifying birds and plants, translating signs, writing poems, planning travel, and generating recipes from household ingredients.

  • Participants experience AI-enabled tools, including hands-on activities like photo restoration of old family pictures, to show real-world AI applications.

  • A two-hour module introduces both opportunities and risks of AI and starts with a simplified overview of Machine Learning.

  • The program builds on a prior cybersecurity training that reached 400,000 parents in 2023-24 and aligns with IT Intermediary Amendment Rules 2026 effective February 20, 2026.

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