New Delhi, December 19 (IANS). India’s digital economy is likely to reach around $1.2 trillion by financial year 2029-30. The biggest reason for this is the increasing power of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and its greater use, which will give a new direction to the country’s progress in the coming times. This information was given in a report released on Friday.
According to a report by Team Lease Digital, India’s AI market could reach around $17 billion by 2027. Additionally, the number of AI professionals will also reach approximately 12.5 lakh, which will be about 16 percent of the total AI talent in the world. This means that India is joining the big countries of the world in this field.
The report said this pace is mainly being driven by spending on enterprise AI, national digital platforms and a strong STEM education pipeline. High-value AI roles are growing rapidly, while demand for traditional jobs is stagnant.
The report has mentioned 6 main AI skills, which will be most in demand in 2026. These include Simulation Governance (which can fetch a salary of Rs 26-35 lakh per annum), Agent Design (salary of Rs 25-32 lakh per annum), AI Orchestration (Rs 24-30 lakh per annum), Prompt Engineering (Rs 22-28 lakh per annum), LLM Safety & Tuning (Rs 20-26 lakh per annum) and AI Compliance & Risk Operations (Rs 18-24 lakh per annum). year) are included.
According to the report, about 40 percent of jobs globally are expected to be impacted by AI, especially in IT services, healthcare, BFSI (banking, finance, insurance) and customer experience sectors.
The report notes that companies are not limiting AI to data science alone, but are also applying it to leadership, operations, risk management and compliance. For this reason, emphasis is being laid on skill development and human-AI workflow on a large scale.
What is most in demand are enterprise-grade AI skills, rather than general AI roles, which are essential for governance, trust, coordination, and scalability. These skills are in demand in major cities like Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Pune, home to Global Capability Centres, AI-first startups and large enterprises.
The report also said that the role of mid-level professionals is growing, as they can connect practical AI with governance, coordination and real business needs.
–IANS
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