Why AI’s Productivity Gains Are Invisible in India’s Official Numbers

Artificial intelligence is now embedded in everyday work across the world. Lawyers draft contracts with it, programmers debug code with it, consultants prepare presentations with it, students learn with it, and bureaucracies quietly experiment with it. India is no exception. From startups in Bengaluru to Government departments piloting AI-enabled systems, adoption is rising steadily.And yet, when economists and policymakers look at the headline numbers, the story appears strangely flat.