NewzVille Desk
RailTelcura, a Navratna CPSE under the Ministry of Railways today curated and hosted two important panel discussions on Artificial Intelligence–driven healthcare at the AI Impact Summit 2026, held at Bharat Mandapam.
The two focused sessions were titled “Public Health Powered by AI: RailTel’s Collaborative Model for AI-enabled Inclusive Healthcare for Bharat and Beyond” and “AI for Inclusive, Accessible, and Universal Healthcare.” Both sessions witnessed engaging discussions on leveraging Artificial Intelligence to strengthen public health systems, enhance healthcare accessibility, and ensure inclusive and equitable healthcare delivery.
The first panel discussion on “Public Health Powered by AI” emphasized the importance of collaborative models involving government institutions, healthcare providers, research organizations, and technology partners.
Panellists highlighted AI’s potential to strengthen disease surveillance, enable early detection, enhance clinical decision support, and improve population-scale health management.
It was also stressed that AI must be developed and deployed as a catalyst for equity, ensuring it helps bridge healthcare gaps rather than widen existing disparities.
The second session on “AI for Inclusive, Accessible, and Universal Healthcare” focused on ensuring that AI-driven healthcare solutions reach underserved and remote populations.
Experts exhorted the need for patient-centric government policies, noting that healthcare innovation cannot be driven solely by profitability.
The discussion highlighted key challenges such as limited high-bandwidth infrastructure in remote regions, the need for realistic deployment expectations aligned with on-ground realities, and the importance of measuring meaningful outcome-based indicators to assess AI’s impact.
Panellists also emphasized that improving healthcare literacy is essential to prevent confusion and ensure AI supports truly universal and inclusive healthcare delivery.
Sanjai Kumar, CMD/RailTel said “We express our sincere gratitude to MeitY and the IndiaAI Mission for entrusting RailTel with the responsibility of organizing these important panel discussions at the India AI Impact Summit 2026.”
“This summit provided a valuable platform to deliberate on how Artificial Intelligence can drive inclusive and accessible healthcare for Bharat and beyond. As a public sector enterprise committed to supporting national digital initiatives, RailTel sees itself as a key enabler in building secure, scalable, and resilient digital infrastructure that can power AI-driven public health services,” he added.
About RailTel
RailTel Corporation of India Ltd., a Navratna PSU under Ministry of Railways, is one of the largest neutral telecom infrastructure providers in India and a trusted end-to-end IT & ICT service provider.
RailTel has extensive optical fibre network of 63,000 RKM along the railway tracks, a 21,000 KM citywide access network, 11000+ Point of Presence (PoPs) and 1,100 telecom towers Nationwide.
It has also created one of the world’s largest integrated public Wi-Fi networks, offering services at 6,115 railway stations across the country.
The robust infrastructure is supported by a Central Network Operation Centre (CNOC) and four region-based Network Operation Centres (NOCs).
