Q9 · UPPSC current affairs · 13 September 2026 · PIB · Digital India BHASHINI Shrutlekh MeitY

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Consider the following statements regarding Digital India BHASHINI:1.BHASHINI operates under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) as Digital Public Infrastructure.2.Shrutlekh is a satellite-based navigation system developed under the BHASHINI ecosystem.Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

A 1 only
B 2 only
C Both 1 and 2
D Neither 1 nor 2

Correct answer: (a) 1 only

Explanation

Statement 1 is correct since BHASHINI operates under MeitY providing AI-driven translation APIs as Digital Public Infrastructure. Statement 2 is incorrect because Shrutlekh is a live speech-to-text translation and transcription engine, not a satellite navigation system.

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