Update on Secure AI in Health Initiative

• SAHI (Strategy for AI in Healthcare for India) and BODH (Benchmarking Open Data Platform for Health AI) are twin frameworks launched by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) to govern safe, evidence-based AI adoption in Indian healthcare.
• Launched at the India AI Impact Summit 2026 at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi.
• Anchored on the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM) sandbox for testing/integrating AI tools, with regulatory oversight by CDSCO under the Medical Devices Rules, 2017.
• UPSC relevance: convergence of GS-II (health governance) and GS-III (S&T, AI ethics, digital public infrastructure).