Gurugram-based HUMAIN AI Literacy Mission (HAILM), a private initiative promoted by Manit Jain, Co-founder of the Heritage Group of Schools, on July 17 launched a human-centric AI literacy programme for school education that seeks to bring school leaders, teachers and students onto a structured learning pathway.
Designed as a whole-school approach to AI education, the initiative combines an age-appropriate curriculum for students from Grades 3 to 12 with live sessions, a learning management system (LMS), video lessons, interactive activities, teacher development programmes, policy resources and classroom-ready learning materials. To broaden access across geographies, HAILM will make its foundational AI literacy programme available free of cost to schools.
The launch event, held at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi, was attended by hundreds of school leaders from 22 states. Delhi Education Minister Ashish Sood was the chief guest.
Introducing the vision behind the mission, Manit Jain, Chief Visionary, HAILM, said AI is already influencing how children learn, work and make decisions, making it imperative for schools to equip students with not only technical understanding but also the ability to use the technology responsibly.
“AI has already started influencing how our children learn, work and make decisions. We must ensure they do not grow up merely as users of this technology, but understand its possibilities, limitations and responsibilities. Building an AI-literate Bharat requires a holistic approach that empowers school leaders to shape informed policies, teachers to guide responsible use, and students to understand the technology shaping their future. By making foundational AI literacy freely accessible and supporting schools through a structured learning pathway, HAILM aims to democratise access to AI education and support the vision of Viksit Bharat 2047 by preparing a generation that can understand, use and shape emerging technologies responsibly.”
Explaining how the mission will be implemented, Amit Yadav, CEO, HAILM, said the initiative has been designed to fit the realities of Indian classrooms rather than function as a one-time intervention.
“For AI literacy to become truly accessible, it has to work within the realities of Indian classrooms. We are designing HAILM as a structured pathway rather than a one-time intervention, with clear support for students, teachers and school leaders. Our aim is to build a model that schools can adopt with confidence across different contexts, while keeping responsible use central to how students encounter AI.”
The initiative comes at a time when artificial intelligence is rapidly becoming part of how young people learn, search for information, create content and interact with technology. However, access to structured learning that enables students to understand how AI works, critically evaluate its outputs and recognise its limitations remains uneven. HAILM seeks to bridge this gap by helping students progress from foundational understanding to responsible and practical application of AI.
Addressing the gathering, Education Minister Ashish Sood described AI literacy as an essential competency for the future.
“AI is going to become one of the basic literacies, and this launch comes at an opportune time from the very place where Prime Minister Narendra Modi had called for making AI human-centric rather than machine-centric, and sensitive and responsible rather than reckless. This initiative takes that vision forward.”
The minister emphasised that while AI will transform learning, teachers will continue to play the central role in providing motivation, guidance and values. Referring to the success of the Delhi AI Grind initiative organised by his ministry last year, he reaffirmed the government’s commitment to empowering schools and fostering a new culture of learning in the AI era.
Following the launch, HAILM will begin onboarding schools, expanding teacher-training cohorts and developing partnerships across the school education ecosystem. The organisation said details of institutional collaborations and state-wise implementation will be announced as the rollout progresses.
Beyond classroom learning, the mission aims to prepare young people for India’s evolving digital economy. As AI becomes embedded across industries, early exposure to responsible AI use can equip students to participate as informed users, creators and problem-solvers.
As the initiative moves from launch to implementation, HAILM’s focus will be on translating its whole-school approach into meaningful classroom practice and helping nurture a generation that can understand, question and use artificial intelligence with confidence, responsibility and critical thinking.
