Up to 10 million jobs might be taken over by artificial intelligence or robots during the course of next five years owing to extreme technological developments taking place globally, apex industry body ASSOCHAM said. 

"The Union Government should integrate robotics as key components of its flagship ‘Make in India,' programme for attracting global manufacturers to set up their highly efficient and automated supply chain facilities in the country," suggested a recent ASSOCHAM study titled ‘Digital India to Robotic India.'

The current industrial revolution globally is unfolding disruptive technologies in the form of automation, robotics, 3D printing, artificial intelligence, genomics etc., and has started  eating jobs in large number and in India alone million of jobs are at stake in the next five years.

The Chamber thus, in its study has underlined an ‘urgent need' for fostering a partnership among government, industry and academia to equip people with the right skill sets.

"The proposed partnership will be able to identify emerging skill requirements and academia, especially from developed countries would need to assist in structuring courses and setting curricula," said Mr D.S. Rawat, secretary general of ASSOCHAM while releasing the study at a press conference held in Lucknow.

"The Centre should create a national policy perspective for automation consisting of top level experts, representative of business, government and labour as it will set down the roadmap and guidelines to make this transition as painless as possible while assuring the stakeholders that the benefits will be widely and equitably shared," said Mr Rawat.

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