CoRover wins MeitY government agentic AI platform contract
By Abha Lohia ·
- CoRover builds conversational AI assistants and bots that businesses and public bodies can deploy in many Indian languages
- Government chose the firm to create a single agent-based AI system for public services, beginning with the DigiLocker app
- It topped the scoring ahead of Kyndryl, and departments can later build their own assistants on the same platform
What happened
- MeitY chose CoRover to build a common agentic AI platform for government services.
- The contract came through the National e-Governance Division after a quality-and-cost selection.
- CoRover scored 100, ahead of Kyndryl at 91.24.
- DigiLocker gets the first assistant, handling documents and linked government systems.
Why it matters
- One shared platform avoids separate AI systems for each department.
- It is a major public-sector win for an Indian AI startup.
- DigiLocker reaches a very large user base.
The business
- CoRover makes conversational AI platforms for enterprises and public bodies.
The founders
In numbers
100 vs 91.24Selection score · 2026
What happens next
- DigiLocker assistant goes first, then other departments.
Up against
Kyndryl
Words to know
- Agentic AI
- AI that can carry out tasks across connected systems, not just answer questions.
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