AI Learning on Wheels Launched in New Delhi as Shri Jayant Chaudhary Flags Off Amazon Think Big Skills Vans

Two mobile labs to reach over 9,000 students and 100 teachers across Delhi NCR and Haryana in 2026 with structured AI and cloud curriculum

Mumbai, February 18, 2026: Two AI Skills Vans under Amazon’s Think Big initiative were flagged off in New Delhi to expand access to foundational cloud computing and artificial intelligence education for government school students. The mobile learning labs were inaugurated by Shri Jayant Chaudhary, Minister of State Independent Charge for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship and Minister of State for Education, in the presence of David Zapolsky, Chief Global Affairs and Legal Officer, Amazon.
The AI Skills Vans will operate across Delhi NCR and Haryana, functioning as fully equipped mobile learning ecosystems. The initiative is designed to address gaps in access to emerging technology education by delivering curriculum aligned modules that introduce students to cloud technologies, AI fundamentals, computational thinking, and ethical AI principles. The programme complements formal science and technology education while extending learning access to communities with limited digital resources.

In 2026, the two vans are expected to directly engage more than 9,000 students and 100 teachers. Alongside student sessions, the initiative includes structured teacher training to help educators integrate AI concepts into classroom instruction and build long term institutional capacity within schools. The trained teachers are projected to reach an additional 100,000 students over the next five years through classroom integration, peer learning networks, and teacher led technology clubs.
Shri Jayant Chaudhary said, “India’s skilling journey is grounded in the belief that every young learner should have the tools and opportunities to shape their future. The AI Skills Van exemplifies this vision by taking foundational AI and cloud education directly to students. It is encouraging to see industry leaders like Amazon complement national skilling priorities not only through such initiatives, but also through their long-term investments in India’s digital and innovation ecosystem. This initiative supports our national missions, including Skill India and the AI Mission, by expanding access to future-ready digital skills and ensuring that no student is left behind as we build a skilled, inclusive and innovation-driven workforce for the nation.”

David Zapolsky, Chief Global Affairs and Legal Officer, Amazon, said, “India’s leadership in building digital infrastructure and skilling initiatives for communities at large is creating unprecedented opportunities for the next generation of innovators. Supporting the Government’s vision of AI inclusion, we have committed to bringing AI education to 4 million government school students by 2030. Through initiatives such as the AI Skills Vans, we aim to combine student learning with teacher capacity building. This reflects our commitment to democratising technology access and ensuring more young Indians are prepared for an AI-enabled future.”
The programme is being implemented in partnership with Learning Links Foundation and builds on Amazon’s global Think Big Spaces initiative, which delivers hands on learning through technology labs, school learning corners, and mobile innovation vans across multiple countries.

Amazon Web Services has trained more than 6.2 million individuals in India in cloud skills since 2017 through programmes such as AWS Skill Builder, AWS Educate, and AWS re Start. The Think Big Spaces programme, launched in 2019, has expanded to 67 learning spaces across India, benefiting more than 13,000 students and supporting over 700 women entrepreneurs. It has also enabled nutrition support for more than 12,000 public school students and contributed to infrastructure projects including library renovations, primary health centre improvements, community parks, and water harvesting structures.
At Smbhav 2025, Amazon announced its planned investment of more than 35 billion dollars across its businesses in India through 2030. AI driven digitisation forms one of three strategic pillars, alongside export growth and job creation. As part of this commitment, Amazon aims to bring AI benefits to 15 million small businesses and provide AI education to 4 million government school students by 2030

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