New Delhi, Feb. 10 -- The upcoming India AI Impact Summit offers an opportunity to reflect on the implications of AI for India's informal labour force. According to the International Labour Organisation, informal labour makes up nearly 90 percent of India's total labour force, and contributes nearly 45 percent to the national GDP. However, India's informal workforce faces several challenges, such as low wages, job insecurity and inadequate access to structured training opportunities. AI can play a critical role in their empowerment and foster inclusive development, in line with the government's vision for a Viksit Bharat by 2047.

Currently, India's informal sector is characterised by information asymmetry that fragments labour markets. F...