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AI Set to Reshape, Not Erase, India’s BPM Industry
India has a large industry that helps businesses handle tasks such as customer service and routine office work.
Some people thought artificial intelligence would destroy this industry.
Rajesh Nambiar of Nasscom said that has not happened.
Instead, AI is helping the industry change and improve.
Computers may take over repetitive tasks and simple customer interactions.
People and companies can then focus on more complicated work.
The industry is moving beyond traditional call centres.
It is increasingly using analytics, cloud services, special business platforms and automation.
Nambiar believes India could become a worldwide centre for these smarter business operations.
Nasscom President Rajesh Nambiar said AI has not made India’s BPM industry obsolete.
He said the sector is undergoing a major reinvention driven by generative and agentic AI.
Routine transactions, standard workflows and basic customer interactions are likely to be automated by AI agents.
Nambiar said India could become a global hub for intelligent operations and transformation.
India’s BPM industry generated nearly USD 60 billion in revenue last year, with AI, analytics, cloud operations and automation gaining importance.
- Who
- Rajesh Nambiar, president of Nasscom, and India’s business process management industry.
- What
- AI is reshaping India’s BPM sector rather than making it obsolete.
- Where
- New Delhi, India.
- When
- Nambiar made the comments on Wednesday at the Nasscom BPM Confluence 2026.
- Why
- AI is automating routine work while creating opportunities for more advanced, intelligent business operations.
Key facts
- Speaker
- Rajesh Nambiar, Nasscom President
- Event
- Nasscom BPM Confluence 2026
- Location
- New Delhi
- Industry revenue
- Nearly USD 60 billion last year
- Likely automation targets
- Routine transactions, standard workflows and basic customer interactions
- Emerging capabilities
- AI, analytics, cloud-based operations, domain-specific platforms and automation-led outcomes
- Proposed opportunity
- India becoming a global intelligent operations and transformation hub
Quotes
Rajesh Nambiar
President of Nasscom, speaking about earlier predictions that AI would eliminate the BPM industry
“But two years hence, we know that that wasn't anywhere close to the truth”
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