India’s growing digital economy is increasing demand for secure, reliable and scalable computing infrastructure. From digital payments and government services to artificial intelligence (AI), cloud computing is becoming an essential part of the country’s digital transformation.
Through initiatives such as MeghRaj, expanding data centre investments and shared AI computing facilities, India is strengthening its cloud ecosystem while focusing on data security, sovereignty and skilled professionals.
Cloud computing provides access to servers, storage, software and processing power over the internet. It allows organisations to use computing resources without purchasing and maintaining all the necessary hardware themselves.
It supports applications ranging from online government portals and hospital appointment systems to business platforms and personal file storage.
India’s internet subscriber base reached 1,092.79 million in March 2026, while average monthly wireless data consumption stood at 25.51 GB per subscriber.
Digital payments, public services and AI applications generate large volumes of information that require secure storage and processing. Cloud infrastructure allows organisations to increase computing capacity according to demand.
Launched in 2014 by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, MeghRaj is India’s government cloud initiative.
Its second-generation version, MeghRaj 2.0, provides infrastructure, platform and software services to government departments.
By September 2026, adoption had expanded to 2,330 government departments. Platforms supported include DigiLocker, MyGov and the National Scholarship Portal.
India’s data centre capacity reached 1.57 GW in August 2026 and is projected to approach 8 GW by 2030.
The sector has around $70 billion in investments underway, alongside another $90 billion in announced projects.
Major data centre locations include Mumbai, Chennai, Hyderabad, Bengaluru and Delhi-NCR, with new hubs emerging in other states.
The IndiaAI Mission, approved with an outlay of ₹10,371.92 crore, aims to improve access to computing resources for researchers, businesses and startups.
More than 45,000 GPUs have been onboarded for a common AI computing facility, helping broaden access to infrastructure needed to develop AI applications.
India’s cloud ecosystem includes domestic and international providers. The government had empanelled 30 cloud service providers by September 2026.
A Cloud Selection Framework issued in March 2026 guides government departments in selecting infrastructure according to data sensitivity and criticality.
Workforce development is also important. FutureSkills PRIME had 34 lakh registered candidates by August 2026, while India’s cloud-native developer community was estimated at 2.25 million.
