AI can contribute in achieving 8% GDP growth target: NITI Aayog
The report identified three key levers for AI-driven growth — enhancing productivity across industries (30-35 per cent of the GDP gap), transforming research and development through generative AI (20-30 per cent) and strengthening India’s technology services sector (15-20 per cent).
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The AI-based opportunities could add $1 trillion to $1.4 trillion towards achieving Viksit Bharat goal and contribute in achieving 8 per cent GDP growth target annually, a NITI Aayog report released on Monday said.The report titled ‘AI for Viksit Bharat: The Opportunity for Accelerated Economic Growth’ noted that under the aspirational 8 per cent growth trajectory outlined in the government’s vision for the nation known as Viksit Bharat, India’s GDP could increase to $8.3 trillion by 2035, representing an incremental $1.7 trillion compared with the current growth path. At its current growth rate of 5.7 per cent, India’s GDP is projected to reach $6.6 trillion by 2035.
The report identified three key levers for AI-driven growth — enhancing productivity across industries (30-35 per cent of the GDP gap), transforming research and development through generative AI (20-30 per cent) and strengthening India’s technology services sector (15-20 per cent).
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The report noted over the next decade, the adoption of AI across sectors is expected to add $17–26 trillion to the global economy. “India’s combination of a large STEM workforce, expanding R&D ecosystem, and growing digital and technology capabilities positions the country to participate in this transformation, with the potential to capture 10-15 per cent of global AI value,” the report noted.
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