Overview
- In a New Year message on December 31, the Mahindra Group chairman argued that AI will amplify practical, hands-on skills rather than displace workers.
- He said technicians, machinists and craftspeople working with AI will see their skills become premium assets that deliver higher income and dignity.
- He predicted a shift from brain drain to brain gain for India as Western education and visa pathways tighten, pointing to rapid GCC growth as supporting evidence.
- He confirmed accepting the chair role at Young India Skills University in Telangana and highlighted training pipelines from Mahindra skill centres to Tech Mahindra talent academies.
- He pledged personal time and funding to scale Mahindra University into a global centre of learning, while citing 2025 gains across SUVs, farm equipment, EVs and AI-led margin expansion at Tech Mahindra.