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NITI Aayog Unveils 10-Year Frontier-Tech Roadmap to Lift Manufacturing to 25% of GDP by 2035

The roadmap warns of steep losses from slow adoption with phased actions beginning in FY2026.

Overview

  • The Frontier Tech Hub report projects over 100 million new manufacturing jobs and aims to place India among the top three advanced-manufacturing hubs by 2035.
  • It cautions that delayed adoption could forfeit an estimated $270 billion in additional manufacturing GDP by 2035 and $1 trillion by 2047.
  • It prioritizes AI/ML, advanced materials, digital twins and robotics across 13 sectors, and calls for clearer IP, faster approvals, reliable green energy, sustained funding, and shared R&D and testing infrastructure.
  • A three-phase schedule runs FY2026–FY2035, starting with a Global Frontier Technology Institute and large-scale, cluster-based skilling, then servicification, followed by targeted interventions as technologies mature.
  • The roadmap was released in Pune with Maharashtra leaders and NITI officials, and the state announced a manufacturing mission and plans to host the Global Frontier Technology Institute.