Artificial Intelligence saved ₹383+ crore in road repair estimates by Punjab Govt

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Last updated: 29 September 2026

Oct 2025: ₹383.53 crore saved through AI-based survey of 19,491 km rural link roads before repair tenders[1]

Punjab saved ₹60 crore in just 2 districts by spending only ₹4.5 lakh in an AI pilot project[2]

IDENTIFIED DEPARTMENTS - AI would be used include health, education, police, transport, finance and taxation, agriculture, housing, urban planning, energy, social services, environment, disaster management, tourism, and labour[3]

Roads Construction/Repair

Earlier Saved ₹160 crore over repairs of non-existent 540-km roads

  • By spending only ₹4.5 lakh in an AI pilot project, saved ₹60 crore in just 2 districts
  • In Rupnagar and Nawanshahar, it was found that exorbitant repair estimates were made earlier
  • Proposal has been mooted to implement it in every district
  • Scaled statewide for the 2025 link roads project: ₹383.53 crore saved[1:1]; details: Biggest ever road project

Transport Department

Revenue Department

  • State government is introducing the Artificial Intelligence (AI) in GST collection to check bogus billing[4]

Police Department

  • The state police force is already making use of facial recognition, an AI augmented tool, to pin down criminals[5]
  • The Vigilance Bureau is using a chatbot to register complaints of corruption through a helpline number 95012 00200 [5:1]
  • AI-driven dashboards can provide law enforcement agencies with real-time analytics and insights into ongoing operations and events, improving situational awareness[5:2]
  • The lab will also help in optimising the deployment of manpower based on real-time data[6]

Services department

  • Chatbots to resolve problems in Sewa Kendras for tasks like certificate issuance and grievance resolution in easily identifiable languages like Punjabi[5:3]
  • Reduction of paperwork and pre-fed government orders in Punjabi using Large Language Models, enhancing bureaucratic and public services delivery efficiency”[3:2]
  • Efficient free food grains services and weed out bogus beneficiaries

Agriculture

  • Plans to use AI for crop monitoring and disease prediction, precision agriculture and yield optimisation and weather data analysis for better farming practices[6:1]

Disaster management

  • Early warning system for disasters, assessing damage after natural calamities, and monitoring crops for disease detection[6:2]

REFERENCES

  1. https://theprint.in/india/punjab-cm-launches-rural-link-roads-repair-upgrade-project-worth-over-rs-4000-crore/2756769/ ↩︎ ↩︎

  2. https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/chandigarh-news/over-540-km-roads-only-on-paper-revised-estimates-saved-state-rs160-crore-cm-mann-101701199474333.html ↩︎

  3. https://www.businessworld.in/article/Punjab-CM-Recommends-Use-Of-AI-For-Construction-Of-Rural-Roads-/04-07-2023-482890/ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎

  4. https://www.goodreturns.in/news/punjab-receives-rs-3670-crore-gst-compensation-from-centre-gen-1314837.html ↩︎

  5. https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/punjab-sets-target-to-be-ai-ready-in-delivery-of-services-9-months-8928166/ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎

  6. https://www.aninews.in/news/national/general-news/punjab-police-to-establish-first-of-its-kind-in-house-ai-and-machine-learning-lab20240124234922/ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎

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