C4IR India

The Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution (C4IR) India was launched in October 2018 by the Prime Minister of India with the aim of driving the adoption and responsible deployment of emerging technologies in India. 

A collaboration between the World Economic Forum, coordinated by the NITI Ayog, the launch of the centre is part of the World Economic Forum's global network of centres for the Fourth Industrial Revolution

The C4IR India has taken a three-pillared approach to its initiatives, which includes constituting a multi-stakeholder community, enabling insight reports and frameworks and helping to design, pilot, and scale targeted solutions. It has also prioritized impact through its initiatives by working with partners to design and scale solutions that address specific challenges, and by collecting and sharing evidence to inform decision-making and policy development.

Over the last six years, the centre has brought together experts from government, the private sector, civil society and academia to address challenges and seize opportunities presented by the Fourth Industrial Revolution. 

As we look to the future, C4IR India will spearhead transformative initiatives with a sharp focus on impact.


Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution India

The World Economic Forum India Liaison Office

Building 1, Ground Floor, Reliance Corporate Park,

Thane-Belapur Road, Ghansoli, Navi-Mumbai – 400 701

C4IR India Initiatives

Technology Governance and Industry Transformation

C4IR India Team

Purushottam Kaushik

Head, C4IR India

Satyanarayana Jeedigunta

Chief Advisor, C4IR India

Arunima Sarkar

Head, Initiatives - C4IR Network and Partner Engagement (CFTI)

Vignesh Santhanam

Project Lead, Aerospace & Drones

Abhay Pareek

Lead, AI for Agriculture Innovation (AI4AI)

Shreejit Borthakur

Lead Agri- Tech, AI4AI

Pratyush Sharma 

Lead, Digital Health 

Harsh Sharma

Lead, Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning

Apurva Mujumdar 

Lead, Urban Innovation, YES Bengaluru 

Ayushi Sarna 

Specialist, Data Policy and Artificial Intelligence 

Sakshi Vohra 

Strategy & Operations Specialist

Piyush Gupta

Project Specialist, C4IR India

Drishti Kumar

Specialist, Agri-Tech 

Parvati Dhanajayan

Specialist, Urban Innovation, YES Bengaluru

Divya Dulani

Ops Specialist, C4IR India

Jyotiraditya Ganesh Shetty

ECP Spring 2026 — C4IR India, Space & Advanced Air Mobility

Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution (C4IR) India – an Impact Journey

This report highlights the key achievements of the C4IR India in AI-driven agriculture, healthcare, urban development, and emergency services by engaging with a range of stakeholders, and impacting 1.25 million people from across India since its launch in 2018. The report puts forward its vision of enhancing India’s place in the technological landscape of the global south and reaching 10 million population by bringing about socio-economic change through transformative technologies and scalable solutions.

Published in Jan 2025

C4IR India Affiliate Centres

C4IR Andhra Pradesh 

Announced in January 2026, thematic centre on Centre for Energy and Cyber Resilience to promote innovation-led approaches to the energy transition while strengthening cyber resilience across industries in collaboration with the state government.