The Ministry of Tribal Affairs launched the beta version of Aadi Vaani, an artificial intelligence (AI)-based translation app, on September 1, 2025.
The app translates six Adivasi languages—Bhili, Mundari, Gondi, Santali, Kui, and Garo—to and from Hindi and English.
Aadi Vaani was developed in collaboration with IIT Delhi, BITS Pilani, and the Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIIT) in Hyderabad and Naya Raipur.
The app will be tested nationally as part of the Adi Karmayogi capacity-building initiative targeting 20 lakh volunteers and officials across one lakh tribal villages.