New Delhi: Niti Aayog on Friday released a report titled ‘Roadmap for Job Creation in the AI Economy’, outlining a strategic vision to turn the disruption posed by Artificial Intelligence (AI) into a generational opportunity for India’s workforce.
The roadmap was unveiled by NITI Aayog CEO B V R Subrahmanyam, in the presence of Sanjay Kumar, Secretary, Department of School Education & Literacy; Vineet Joshi, Secretary, Department of Higher Education; and Debjani Ghosh, Distinguished Fellow, Niti Aayog, along with senior industry leaders and experts.
The report projects that while India’s $245 billion technology and customer experience (CX) sectors face significant automation-led job disruptions by 2031, proactive skilling and innovation efforts could help create up to four million new AI-driven jobs within the next five years.
To achieve this transformation, Niti Aayog has recommended launching a National AI Talent Mission — a coordinated national effort to position India as the global hub for AI talent and innovation.
“India’s strength lies in its people. With over nine million technology and CX professionals and the world’s largest pool of young digital talent, we have both the scale and ambition. What we need now is urgency, vision, and coordination,” said Subrahmanyam.
Ghosh added, “The difference between job loss and job creation depends squarely on the choices we make today. This roadmap provides a clear, actionable path to ensure India becomes the global epicentre of AI talent by 2035.”
The roadmap lays out a mission-mode approach built on three key pillars:
AI in Education: Embedding AI literacy as a foundational skill across schools, universities, and vocational programs.
National Reskilling Engine: Upgrading and reskilling millions of professionals for higher-value, AI-augmented roles.
Global AI Talent Magnet: Retaining domestic talent, attracting international experts, and establishing India as a premier AI skilling destination.
It also stresses close collaboration between the proposed India AI Talent Mission and the ongoing India AI Mission, calling for strong partnerships between government, academia and industry to build supporting infrastructure — such as compute capacity, data ecosystems, and research innovation hubs.
Developed by Niti Aayog’s Frontier Tech Hub in collaboration with Nasscom and Boston Consulting Group (BCG), and guided by an expert council comprising leaders from IBM, Infosys, Tech Mahindra, LTIMindtree and Teleperformance, the report sets out a roadmap for India to become a trusted global AI workforce and innovation partner by 2035.
The launch event witnessed enthusiastic participation from industry members and development partners, reaffirming India’s collective resolve to shape an inclusive, AI-driven future.