Government and Public Services

India's fertiliser challenge is often viewed through the lens of supply and pricing. But the larger question is one of strategic resilience. As long as fertiliser production remains closely tied to imported energy, global disruptions will continue to find their way into Indian agriculture. The next phase of self-reliance will come not from managing these shocks better, but from reducing our exposure to them through interventions such as stronger domestic feedstock ecosystems and deeper integration across the energy, fertiliser, and farm value chain.

Artificial Intelligence and water share a defining trait: both flow across ecosystems, touch everything they pass through, and reward those who learn to channel them well. This parallel frames a critical opportunity for India’s water sector. Over the last decade, India has built some of the world’s most admired digital public infrastructure, including Aadhaar for identity, UPI for payments, DigiLocker for documents, and CoWIN for vaccine delivery, transforming a low-access economy into a digitally inclusive one. Parallelly, more than 20 crore households have been connected to tap water under the Jal Jeevan Mission and AMRUT, generating vast volumes of infrastructure and consumption data. It is time to turn that data into intelligence by building an indigenous AI and Digital Water Stack for the country.

Heritage tourism reaches its full potential when cultural assets are brought to life through engaging interpretation, immersive experiences and meaningful community participation.

Combined with technology and accessibility, this approach strengthens destination competitiveness and creates lasting value for visitors and local communities.

Healthcare data remains scattered, creating disconnected “islands of health data” across providers, policy makes, payors and patients. Unlocking the full potential of digital health and intelligence requires organisations to invest in connecting these islands through interoperable, integrated, and secure systems for future ready care delivery.

India's public sector stands at a critical juncture as it moves from digital implementation to intelligent, outcome-led transformation.

While AI, data and cloud provide the technological impetus, lasting impact will depend on three foundations:

• robust digital infrastructure, 
• seamless institutional integration, and 
• trusted cross-sector partnerships.

By embedding citizen-centric design, responsible Al and resilient operating models into the core of government, India can accelerate execution, enhance public trust, and deliver long-term value at scale.

The PPP landscape in Indian healthcare has evolved from infrastructure development‑led models to those centered on clinical service management, operational delivery, population health, and last‑mile care delivery. These models increasingly combine public health infrastructure with private sector delivery capabilities, technology, and payor system like AB-PMJAY.