DeepSink: India’s growth stalls and AI could make it worse, warns Economic Survey 2025

Think the economy’s bad now? Brace yourself – it’s not getting better anytime soon. And artificial intelligence is emerging as a major potential job-killer.

That’s the stark message from the government’s annual report card on the economy.

The Economic Survey predicts sluggish growth ahead, with the next financial year – starting in April – expected to see only a possible slight uptick. The survey, a traditional curtain-raiser to the annual Budget set to be unveiled Saturday, projects growth of 6.4 per cent this year — the weakest since the pandemic.