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VoicEra is the new AI stack of voice services from the Indian government that was announced at the AI Impact Summit 2026.
The voice-enabled AI stack has been launched by the Indian government. (Photo: AI generated)
The Indian government has launched VoicEra at the India AI Impact Summit 2026 which is an open-source voice AI stack that will make it easy to build as well as deploy voice AI features in the country. Voice has become an understated success across platforms like WhatsApp and more, where people have skipped the typing/chatting era and moved directly to voice to convey their message or do any task.
Voice assistants from Google and even OpenAI have shown the level of convenience offered by the medium and the Indian government wants to tap into that reach and potential with locally-built AI voice models and tools that can be customised to work in local languages and also make it available for millions in the country.
VoicEra AI Stack: What It Offers
The government says VoicEra is an open-source AI stack for voice capabilities. Stacks are the full solution that companies and developers need to power features and in this case it will be voice-powered. Having this stack allows them to work across platforms and seamlessly integrate their services and host locally on servers rather than relying on global entities.
VoicEra AI Stack Key Features
The government is looking to make voice AI services accessible to more people and VoicEra offers the right platform to cater to these plans. The AI stack has been designed in a way that developers can easily customise or even scale up based on their needs.
- Working across platforms allows VoicEra to perform seamlessly through voice APIs no matter what device or platform you use.
- The main objective for VoicEra is to modernise the existing government systems and offer them better security with the AI stack deployed at scale.
- The open source nature of VoicEra means you can create/develop varied forms of voice-enabled platforms, including assistants or even translation tools.
Why Is VoicEra Needed?
The India AI Impact Summit 2026 this week has illustrated the need for sovereign AI to keep the data within the borders and offering better security for the users. Now, the voice-enabled era means VoicEra will look to bridge the gap for these services and make it available to a wider audience. Local solutions promote different languages and also enable AI to reach the wider corners of the country.
What has become a trend with WhatsApp could soon be part of the overall ecosystem including all the government services that people rely on everyday.
Delhi, India, India
February 20, 2026, 11:05 IST
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