Archive · 20 Nov 2025
India's AI Push: Focus on Inclusive Growth for Informal Sector
India wants to use AI to help its informal workers, who make up nearly half of its GDP.
They face low productivity and uncertain livelihoods.
A new plan called AI for Inclusive Societal Development aims to connect these workers to things like identity, finance, and skilling using technology.
Everyone needs to work together to make this happen, and India wants to invent its own solutions instead of just using imported ones.
This will help create a future where technology benefits everyone, not just a few.
AI for Inclusive Societal Development road map launched by NITI Aayog's Frontier Tech Hub
Proposes National Digital ShramSetu Mission to connect workers to identity, trust, finance, skilling, and opportunity
Aims to shift focus from future of work for the few to future of dignity for the many
Emphasizes collaboration between government, industry, academia, and civil society
Stresses the need to invest in indigenous R&D and skilling for the informal sector
- Who
- NITI Aayog's Frontier Tech Hub, along with the government, industry, academia, and civil society
- What
- Launched the AI for Inclusive Societal Development road map and proposed the National Digital ShramSetu Mission
- When
- Recently
- Where
- India
- Why
- To empower the informal sector and ensure inclusive growth
Pro-Inclusion Advocates
Economic Growth Focused
Inclusion vs. Growth
Pro-Inclusion Advocates
Inclusive growth should be the priority to ensure no one is left behind
Economic Growth Focused
Economic growth should be the main focus to increase overall prosperity
- Economy Size by 2047
- A $30-trillion economy
- Informal Sector Contribution to GDP
- Nearly half
- Informal Workforce
- Nearly 490 million people