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"Nyay Setu" AI Chatbot and its Mascot, "Dishika"

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  • Unveiling: At the DISHA program, by Vice President C.P. Radhakrishnan and the Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Law and Justice, Arjun Ram Meghwal.
  • Organizer: Department of Justice, at Vigyan Bhawan.
  • Developed by: Digital India Bhashini Division (DIBD).
  • Nyay Setu is a voice-first, multimodal, and multilingual AI-powered legal assistant.
  • It is designed to democratize access to justice by helping citizens understand legal procedures, rights, and next steps through simple voice and text interactions in several Indian languages.
  • "Dishika": Serves as a friendly digital interface that guides users through legal queries, thereby enhancing accessibility, trust, and engagement—particularly for first-time users navigating the justice system.

Bhashini

  • It is India's AI-powered language technology initiative operating under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY).
  • Implementation: By the Digital India Bhashini Division (DIBD).
  • Full form: BHASHa INterface for India.
  • DIBD is an independent business division of the Digital India Corporation- a Section 8 company under MeitY.
  • It has developed the National Hub for Language Technology (NHLT), one of the world's largest AI inferencing platforms.
  • This platform enables multilingual AI capabilities across Indian and international languages ​​through advanced speech and text technologies.
  • Bhashini manages a robust ecosystem that powers open-source models from academic institutions and organizations, and supports over 500 government websites.
  • It processes more than 15 million inferences daily.
  • The platform offers over 20 specialized NLP services across 36 text and 23 voice languages, including support for complex tribal dialects and several international languages.