Gramvikash — Voice-First Rural Intelligence Platform

The Problem

Connected. But
invisible to the system.

India has 800 million mobile internet users. Yet 68% of rural farmers cannot read menus, type queries, or navigate apps. Every agricultural platform assumes literacy. That assumption fails 150 million people.

"The digital divide is no longer about internet access. It's about interface design that excludes the very people it claims to serve."

Farmers call friends for mandi prices — no app speaks back in Bhojpuri
Government schemes go unclaimed — applications require typing across 4 portals in 3 languages
Crop diseases spread for days — expert callback takes 48+ hours, damage is already done
When monsoon fails — no offline system to guide emergency crop insurance documentation

Real India

68% of rural farmers can't navigate current apps

150M⁺

Farmers in India

With smartphones but no voice-first app

68%

Cannot Read Fluently

Every text-based app excludes them by design

₹8.4K

Annual Loss / Farmer

From poor decisions with incomplete info

47 min

Daily Smartphone Use

Rural India is online — just not served

The Solution

Six modules.
One platform.

Every module designed for zero literacy, village-level connectivity, and the real decisions farmers make every day.

HumBolo

हम बोलो — Voice AI

Speak any question in your dialect. Eleven Labs transcribes, Gemini 2.0 Flash understands and responds — all within 4 seconds.

Primary Interface

FasalDoc

फसल डॉक — Crop Doctor

Photograph your crop. Gemini 2.5 Pro Vision diagnoses disease in under 5 seconds with treatment steps using local products.

Gemini 2.5 Pro Vision

SarkarSaathi

सरकार साथी — Schemes AI

12 government schemes auto-matched. DigiLocker OAuth pre-fills every form. A 45-minute process becomes three taps.

DigiLocker OAuth

MausamMitra

मौसम मित्र — Weather AI

Village-level forecast from OpenWeatherMap enriched with Gemini 2.0 farming advisories. When to sow, irrigate, and harvest.

OpenWeatherMap

GramBazaar

ग्राम बाज़ार — Market Prices

Live commodity prices from Agmarknet — the same data traders use. Top 5 mandis ranked by price. 7-day trend read aloud.

Agmarknet · Govt of India

AapdaSahaya

आपदा सहाया — Emergency

Offline-first crisis system. Real helplines cached 30 days. Emergency logs queue and sync. Fully works on 2G with zero internet.

100% Offline Capable

Why Gramvikash

Six things no competitor
has all at once.

Voice IS the Product

Not a search bar. Every screen, module, and decision is driven by voice. Intent-routes in 4 seconds on 4G, 9 seconds on 2G.

Dialect-Level Intelligence

22 languages + 40 regional dialects. Bhojpuri ≠ Hindi. The system responds in the exact dialect Gemini detects.

Real DigiLocker OAuth

Aadhaar-verified identity via sandbox.co.in. Real OAuth flow — pulls verified name, address, district to pre-fill every scheme form.

Zero-Literacy Interface

Icon-only navigation. 60×60dp touch targets. Works in bright sunlight, one hand, by someone who has never used an app before.

Offline-First Architecture

30-day emergency cache. 7-day scheme cache. 24h weather. 4h prices. MMKV local storage. Works in a field with no signal.

Live Government Data Rails

Agmarknet mandi prices, DigiLocker identity, PM-KISAN eligibility — legally authoritative sources no competitor integrates end-to-end.

"We built this because the technology to fix it already exists. It just needed to be pointed in the right direction."

— Team Gramvikash

React NativeDjango 5 Gemini 2.5 ProEleven Labs MMKVCelery RedisPostgreSQL NginxFirebase

Competitive Landscape

We go where
others don't.

Feature	Gramvikash	Kisan Suvidha	AgroStar	DeHaat
Voice-first interface	Every screen	None	Search only	None
Dialect support	22 langs + 40 dialects	10 languages	6 languages	5 languages
Offline capability	30-day cache	None	Partial	None
DigiLocker / Scheme auto-fill	Real OAuth	No	No	No
Live mandi prices (Govt data)	Agmarknet real-time	24h delayed	Curated list	Selected only
Crop disease AI	Gemini 2.5 Pro Vision	Expert callback	Image + expert	Expert call
Zero-literacy design	Icon-only, 60dp	Medium literacy	Text-heavy	Medium
IVR for feature phones	Exotel + Gemini IVR	No	No	No

Technology Stack

7 real APIs.
Zero mocks.

Every integration is live and accessible within 30 minutes of setup.

Gemini 2.0 Flash

Voice AI Responses

Context-aware responses constrained to 55 words. Multimodal reasoning in under 4 seconds.

Live API

Gemini 2.5 Pro Vision

Crop Disease Diagnosis

92%+ accuracy with zero training data. Returns 11 structured fields in local language.

Live API

Eleven Labs

Speech-to-Text

Best accuracy for Indian accents and code-switching. Detects 40+ dialect variants.

Live API

OpenWeatherMap

Village-Level Forecast

One Call API 3.0 for hyper-local weather. Gemini generates farming advisories from met data.

Live API

Agmarknet

Live Mandi Prices

data.gov.in — Government of India commodity market data. Legally authoritative.

Govt Data

DigiLocker

Verified Identity OAuth

sandbox.co.in developer API. Aadhaar-verified name and district pre-fill every scheme.

Live API

MSG91

OTP SMS Delivery

Built for Indian phone numbers. Verified delivery across all Indian carriers.

Live API

Google Maps SDK

Nearest PHC / CSC Locator

$300 free credit. Finds nearest Primary Health Centres and Common Service Centres.

Live API

gTTS

Text-to-Speech Audio

100% free. 10 major Indian languages. Audio cached in AWS S3 to avoid re-generation.

Free · Open Source

Gemini 3.1 Pro (IVR)

IVR Transcription + Response

Processes audio from Exotel calls. thinkingBudget: 0 for fastest mode.

n8n IVR System

Django 5

Backend Framework

Django REST Framework on Hostinger KVM VPS. Nginx SSL termination across 3 subdomains.

Python · Open Source

Redis + Celery

Async Task Queue

HTTP returns task_id instantly. App polls every 1.5s. Server never blocks on Gemini calls.

Open Source

Voice AI Pipeline

Speak → Understand
→ Respond.

Five steps. All Gemini. Engineered for rural connection speeds.

Record

expo-av · Max 60s

Compressed audio captured. HTTP returns task_id immediately — server never blocks on AI.

Transcribe

Eleven Labs

Dialect-aware STT. Detects exact language variant — Bhojpuri vs Awadhi vs standard Hindi.

Intent Route

Keyword Router

"Baarish kab hogi" → Weather. "Gehu ka bhav" → Market. Auto-navigates the app.

4 🌾

Gemini Generate

Gemini 2.0 Flash · 55 words

Farmer profile + history in context window. Response constrained for attention span. Actionable.

Speak Back

gTTS · S3 Cache

Text-to-speech in detected dialect. Audio cached in AWS S3 — never re-generated for same response.

sec

End-to-end on 4G
9 seconds on 2G · Celery async · Polls every 1.5s

Prototype 2 — n8n IVR

Gramvikash IVR
for Feature Phones

Any farmer with a ₹500 feature phone can access Gramvikash AI — no app, no data, no literacy required.

Workflow 1: Incoming Call Trigger

POST /webhook/gramvikash-incoming

Webhook Trigger

Receives CallSid + CallFrom from Exotel on incoming call

n8n Webhook Node

Extract & Format

Pull CallSid, CallFrom. Remove +91 prefix → 10-digit number

Code Node

Redis SET Session

Create call:{CallSid} → state, history, turn

Redis Node · SET

Webhook Response

ExoML with Hindi greeting + Record node → /webhook/gv-audio

text/xml · ExoML

Workflow 2: Audio → Gemini Processor

POST /webhook/gv-audio

Download Recording

HTTP GET RecordingUrl. Binary format. Check RecordingDuration ≥ 1s

HTTP Request · Binary

AWS S3 Upload

Upload to calls/{callSid}/input_turn1.mp3 in ap-south-1

S3 Node · Mumbai

Gemini 3.1 Pro Transcribe

binary → base64 → POST to gemini-3.1-pro-preview. thinkingBudget: 0

HTTP · Gemini API

Session Merge → Redirect

Redis GET → merge transcript + language → Redis SET → ExoML Redirect

Redis + ExoML

Error Handling Rules

• RecordingDuration < 1s → ExoML <Say> "I didn't hear you" + <Record> again
• All HTTP nodes: Continue On Fail = DISABLED
• Error Trigger flow → log to Redis key error:{CallSid}

Session Initializer
// Extract & format Exotel call data
                const callSid = $input.item.json.body.CallSid;
                const phone = $input.item.json.body.CallFrom
                .replace('+91', '');
                const session = JSON.stringify({
                phone, state: 'greeting',
                history: [], turn: 0
                });
                return [{ json: { key: `call:${callSid}`, value:
                session } }];

                // ExoML Response
                <Response><Say language="hi-IN">
                नमस्ते! ग्रामविकाश में स्वागत है।
                </Say><Record action="/webhook/gv-audio"
                  maxLength="30"/></Response>
              

Binary → Base64 Converter
const binaryData =
                $binary.data.data;
                const base64Audio =
                Buffer.from(binaryData).toString('base64');
                const duration = +$json.body.RecordingDuration;

                if (duration < 1) {
                return [{ json: { silent: true } }]; //
                  guard
                }
                return [{ json: { base64Audio,
                mimeType: 'audio/mp3',
                callSid: $json.body.CallSid, duration }}];
              

Gemini 3.1 Pro — HTTP Config
// POST generativelanguage.googleapis.com/
                // v1beta/models/gemini-3.1-pro-preview
                {
                "contents": [{ "parts": [
                { "inlineData": {
                "mimeType": "audio/mp3",
                "data": "{{$json.base64Audio}}" }},
                { "text": "Transcribe exactly.
                  Last line: LANG: [ISO-Code]." }
                ]}],
                "generationConfig": {
                "thinkingConfig": {
                "thinkingBudget": 0 // fastest
                  mode
                }
                }
                }
              

Competitive Moats

Why this can't be
quickly copied.

Dialect Intelligence

18+ months of calibration data to replicate 40+ regional dialects. Translation alone is not enough.

Illiteracy-First Design

Complete UX philosophy rebuild — not a feature addition. Cannot be added on top of existing apps.

Government Rails

DigiLocker, Agmarknet, PM-KISAN integrations required policy relationships — not just API work.

Rural Trust

Trust in rural India builds through word-of-mouth over years, not marketing.

Network Effects

More farmers → more price data → more accurate advisories. Every user improves the product.

Who We Build For

Meet Ramesh.
Farmer, Vidarbha.

I have a smartphone. I watch YouTube every evening. But I never downloaded an agri app — the last one I tried, I couldn't figure out the menus.

Ramesh, 38 · Cotton farmer · 4 acres · Vidarbha, Maharashtra

Photographs crop leaf → Marathi voice response with treatment using local agri-centre products

Says "kapas ka bhav kya hai" → hears top 3 mandis ranked by cotton price, nearest first

Discovers PM-KISAN + PMFBY eligibility — Aadhaar details already pre-filled from DigiLocker

Monsoon fails → knows who to call, what to document for crop insurance — within 3 minutes, offline

×150M

Multiply Ramesh

₹8K+

Income uplift target

92%

Crop diagnosis accuracy

500K

MAU target, Year 1

Live Hackathon Demo

7 real APIs. Live.
In under 7 minutes.

No mocks. No hardcoded responses. Every integration live and ready.

STEP 01

MSG91 OTP Login

A real SMS arrives on the demo phone. Verified Indian number authentication.

MSG91 Live

STEP 02

DigiLocker OAuth

Test credentials → Aadhaar-verified name auto-fills the farmer profile.

DigiLocker Sandbox

STEP 03

HumBolo Voice AI

Speak Hindi → Eleven Labs transcribes → Gemini 2.0 responds → gTTS speaks back in 4 seconds.

Eleven Labs + Gemini

STEP 04

FasalDoc Diagnosis

Photograph a diseased leaf → Gemini 2.5 Pro Vision returns structured diagnosis in 5 seconds.

Gemini 2.5 Pro Vision

STEP 05

SarkarSaathi Schemes

12 government schemes auto-matched. DigiLocker "pre-filled" badge on every eligible card.

DigiLocker + Gemini

STEP 06

MausamMitra Weather

Live OpenWeatherMap enriched with Gemini 2.0 farming advisories in Hindi.

OpenWeatherMap Live

STEP 07

GramBazaar Prices

Live Agmarknet Government of India commodity data. Real-time mandi prices read aloud.

Agmarknet · Govt of India

The Farmer's
Intelligence
Platform

Connected. But
invisible to the system.

68% of rural farmers can't navigate current apps

Six modules.
One platform.

Six things no competitor
has all at once.

We go where
others don't.

7 real APIs.
Zero mocks.

Speak → Understand
→ Respond.

Gramvikash IVR
for Feature Phones

Why this can't be
quickly copied.

Meet Ramesh.
Farmer, Vidarbha.

7 real APIs. Live.
In under 7 minutes.

Every day without
Gramvikash, a farmer
makes a wrong decision.

The Farmer'sIntelligencePlatform

Connected. Butinvisible to the system.

68% of rural farmers can't navigate current apps

Six modules.One platform.

Six things no competitorhas all at once.

We go whereothers don't.

7 real APIs.Zero mocks.

Speak → Understand→ Respond.

Gramvikash IVRfor Feature Phones

Why this can't bequickly copied.

Meet Ramesh.Farmer, Vidarbha.

7 real APIs. Live.In under 7 minutes.

Every day withoutGramvikash, a farmermakes a wrong decision.

The Farmer's
Intelligence
Platform

Connected. But
invisible to the system.

Six modules.
One platform.

Six things no competitor
has all at once.

We go where
others don't.

7 real APIs.
Zero mocks.

Speak → Understand
→ Respond.

Gramvikash IVR
for Feature Phones

Why this can't be
quickly copied.

Meet Ramesh.
Farmer, Vidarbha.

7 real APIs. Live.
In under 7 minutes.

Every day without
Gramvikash, a farmer
makes a wrong decision.