BiasMitra

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  BiasMitra – Unbiased AI for Bharat Ensuring Fairness in Government Welfare Schemes

Inspiration

Many government welfare schemes in India are increasingly using AI for decision-making. However, these systems can unintentionally contain hidden biases based on caste, gender, rural/urban divide, first-generation status, and regional language. We wanted to build a platform that improves transparency, accountability, and fairness in such critical decisions.

What it does

BiasMitra is an AI-powered Fairness Auditing Platform that helps detect, visualize, and reduce bias in government welfare schemes such as:

• PM-KISAN
• Scholarships
• Bank Loans
• Ujjwala Yojana

Users can securely upload beneficiary CSV datasets. BiasMitra then analyzes the data and provides:

• Fairness Score
• Bias Gap Analysis (Gender, Caste, Rural/Urban, etc.)
• Interactive Visualizations
• AI-powered explanations and improvement suggestions
• Multilingual support (English, Tamil, and Hindi)

How we built it

Frontend

• Flutter (Web + Mobile)

Backend & Authentication

• Firebase Authentication
• Firestore
• Firebase Storage

AI Engine

• Google Gemini AI for contextual explanations and recommendations

Visualizations

• fl_chart

Reports

• PDF generation for transparency and compliance documentation

Challenges we ran into

• Measuring multiple forms of bias accurately
• Making AI explanations simple for non-technical users
• Handling multilingual outputs effectively
• Processing CSV data securely without exposing sensitive information
• Designing meaningful visualizations for common citizens

Accomplishments that we're proud of

• Built a working end-to-end fairness auditing prototype
• Integrated Gemini AI for explainable insights
• Added multilingual support
• Designed a clean and accessible user interface
• Maintained strong focus on ethics, privacy, and responsible AI

What we learned

• Responsible and Ethical AI principles
• Real-world fairness evaluation techniques
• Explainable AI concepts
• Flutter + Firebase integration
• The social impact of biased AI systems

What's next for BiasMitra

• Real-time API integration with government systems
• Advanced “What-If” fairness simulator
• Voice input/output support
• Public transparency dashboards
• Large-scale deployment for institutions and public welfare systems

Built With

• cloud-firestore
• csv-parser
• dart
• firebase-authentication
• firebase-hosting
• fl-chart
• flutter
• google-fonts
• google-gemini-api
• pdf-&-printing-api
• provider