The company has already launched the localised version of its products in Hindi and Kannada, and plans to make them available in fourteen Indian languages by the end of this year. These versions have already been developed, tested and showcased to the some state government and customers at various forums, he added.

Besides the localised versions, Microsoft already provides support for Windows and Office in twelve Indian languages, including Hindi, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Gujarati.

Microsoft's localisation programme focuses on four areas - ensuring that each product works for various Indian languages; collaborating with the Central and State Governments; supporting, developing and enhancing local independent software vendor ecosystem; and working in a community to reach out to individuals, he said.