Union MoS Jitin Prasada speaks in the Rajya Sabha during the Winter Session of Parliament, in New Delhi on December 12, 2025. The government has approved 13 responsible AI projects for deepfake detection and conducted 6,650 cyber security awareness workshops that reached more than 11.37 lakh people, MoS, Electronics & IT Jitin Prasada said in Lok Sabha. The workshops are part of a project on ‘Information Security Education and Awareness (ISEA)’ for generating human resources in Information Security and creating general awareness on various aspects of cyber hygiene & cyber security among the masses. Key initiatives related to deepfake detection include Saakshya, a multi-agent framework developed by IIT Jodhpur & IIT Madras for deep fake detection. Further, AI Vishleshak for improving Audio-Visual forgery detection system and IIT Kharagpur’s project on Real-Time Voice Deepfake Detection System Awareness campaigns are among other major initiatives.