# Goa Targets AI Economy with ₹250 Cr Fund

> Goa plans ₹250 cr AI fund to create 50,000 AI-ready professionals by 2030.
- Title: Goa Targets AI Economy with ₹250 Cr Fund · Financialexpress
- Summary: Goa plans ₹250 cr AI fund to create 50,000 AI-ready professionals by 2030. Goa aims to build an AI economy beyond tourism by creating 50,000 AI-ready…
- Keywords: goa, innovation fund, ai-ready professionals, 2030, tourism, knowledge destination, business, money, news, Targets, Economy, 250
- Source: Financialexpress — https://financialexpress.com/business/news/goa-earmarks-rs-250-cr-to-build-ai-economy-beyond-tourism/4368078
- Author: Ojasvi Gupta
- Published: 2026-10-23T12:06:11+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: goa, ai, innovation fund, ai-ready professionals, 2030, tourism, knowledge destination, business, money, news
## Goa Unveils AI Policy
Goa has unveiled a new AI policy featuring a ₹250-crore innovation fund to create 50,000 AI-ready professionals by 2030.

> Goa has unveiled its new AI policy featuring a ₹250-crore innovation fund to create 50,000 AI-ready professionals by 2030
## State IT Minister Rohan Khaunte
State IT Minister Rohan Khaunte said Goa seeks to diversify its tourism-led economy and become a 'knowledge destination'.

> Goa seeks to diversify its tourism-led economy and emerge as a 'knowledge destination'
## AI Policy Targets 50,000 Professionals
The policy aims to create 50,000 AI-ready professionals by 2030 and align with the Centre’s IndiaAI Mission.

> The policy’s headline target is to create 50,000 AI-ready professionals by 2030
## Economic Diversification Need
Goa’s economy depends on tourism, which accounts for 16.43% of GDP and 40-45% of employment.

> tourism now accounts for about 16.43% of GDP and 40-45% of employment
## Goa’s AI Strategy
Goa plans to host AI research and creative work, not manufacturing, to build from Goa and scale up.

> Build from Goa, scale up from Goa
## AI Centre of Excellence
Goa signed MoUs with BITS Goa and Sirena Technologies to establish AI and robotics centers.

> The government has also signed an MoU with BITS Goa to establish an AI Centre of Excellence
## Key takeaway

Goa aims to build an AI economy beyond tourism by creating 50,000 AI-ready professionals by 2030 using a ₹250-crore innovation fund.