Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary on Saturday said that continuous efforts would be made to make Bihar an AI hub and that the state government would soon introduce an AI policy to achieve the goal.
In his inaugural address at the ‘Bihar AI Summit 2026’ in Patna, the Chief Minister said, “Through AI, Bihar will become one of the country’s leading developed states. Society can progress only when children and youth move forward.”
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Choudhary highlighted that AI is going to play an important role in Bihar’s development and said government departments had been instructed to make maximum use of the technology. “Through AI, transparency will increase in the implementation of government schemes,” he said.
He also appealed to the younger generation to contribute ideas and efforts toward making Bihar an AI hub.
“AI is going to become an important part of life. A communication revolution has taken place in the country. Today, nearly 1.2 billion people in India use mobile phones. In this era of communication revolution, AI has a very significant role,” he added.
Highlighting the role of AI in policing, the Chief Minister took a dig at the RJD during his speech. He said around 4,000 AI cameras had been installed in Patna. “If AI is told to identify people wearing green ‘gamchha’ (green scarves commonly used by RJD leaders and workers), imagine what would happen. It would immediately identify all those wearing green ‘gamchha’ ,” he said with a smile.
However, he immediately clarified that he was not referring to anyone in particular.
The Chief Minister then shifted to the issue of caste in relation to criminals in Bihar, amid an ongoing political debate triggered by Leader of Opposition in Bihar Assembly Tejashwi Yadav.
“For me, a criminal has no caste. Should the police ask a criminal’s caste before taking action against them? Would that be right?” he asked. “Our police have complete freedom to treat criminals as criminals. No matter what caste or religion a criminal belongs to, they should be treated only as criminals.”
He further said that if anyone interferes with Bihar’s administrative system, there would be no consideration of caste or religion in dealing with them. “Everyone should be absolutely clear that the rule of law must be established in the state,” he added.