Artificial intelligence will become one of the key drivers of India's economic growth in the coming years. According to the forecast of the Government of the Republic, the introduction of AI technologies can increase the country's gross domestic product by $1.7 trillion by 2035. This was reported by the ANI agency, a partner of TV BRICS.
The authorities consider AI as a strategic tool for modernizing the economy and improving the quality of life of the population. To achieve this goal, a large-scale government program, the Indianai Mission, has been launched for five years. Its budget exceeds 103 billion rupees, which is equivalent to about 1.1 billion US dollars. The funds will be used to develop computing infrastructure, support start-ups, create national AI models and mass training of specialists.
The economic effect is expected in several sectors at once. In healthcare, AI should speed up diagnosis and increase the availability of medical services. In agriculture, to improve yield forecasting and resource management. In education and public administration, data analysis and automation technologies are designed to increase productivity and reduce costs.
One of the key elements of the program will be the expansion of computing power. As part of the mission, it is planned to deploy 38,000 GPUs instead of the originally planned 10,000. These resources will be available to research centers and businesses at discounted rates, which will reduce barriers to innovation and accelerate the development of the AI ecosystem.
Industry analysts predict rapid growth in the labor market. The number of artificial intelligence specialists in India is expected to exceed 1.25 million by 2027. Already, more than 337 thousand citizens have been trained on the state digital platform focused on the development of AI competencies.
A special emphasis is placed on the social component. Government institutions estimate that AI technologies can change the daily lives of almost 500 million workers. We are talking about access to education, medicine and financial services through mobile and voice applications, including solutions in local languages. This should reduce the digital divide and ensure a more even distribution of the benefits of technological progress.
Thus, India's bet on artificial intelligence goes beyond a technological experiment and becomes part of a long-term strategy for economic and social development.
