{"id":1302793,"date":"2025-11-21T12:05:26","date_gmt":"2025-11-21T06:35:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/?p=1302793"},"modified":"2025-11-21T12:05:57","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T06:35:57","slug":"2-crore-indians-can-lose-jobs-as-gig-economy-takes-over-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/2-crore-indians-can-lose-jobs-as-gig-economy-takes-over-india\/","title":{"rendered":"2 Crore Indians Can Lose Jobs As Gig Economy Takes Over India"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>India is facing a growing middle-class employment crisis driven by automation, AI, and global trade challenges rather than an economic slowdown, according to Marcellus Investment Managers\u2019 founder Saurabh Mukherjea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"465\" src=\"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ify.png\" alt=\"2 Crore Indians Can Lose Jobs As Gig Economy Takes Over India\" class=\"wp-image-1302812\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ify.png 1000w, https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ify-300x140.png 300w, https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ify-768x357.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In a recent podcast, Mukherjea described the situation as a major disruption in the white-collar job market and said, \u201cWe\u2019re seeing a massive disruption in the job market.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>India\u2019s Middle-Class Faces Mounting Job Crisis Fueled by Automation and AI<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>He explained that traditional middle-class jobs in fields like IT, banking, and media may soon be replaced by work in a gig-based ecosystem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mukherjea estimated that India will need two to three years to handle the full impact of this shift and warned that many salaried roles could disappear in that period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He added that India may turn into a large gig economy, saying, \u201cIt won\u2019t just be rideshare and food delivery gigs. All our relatives will be part of the gig economy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He stressed that the crisis is not due to a recession but because companies are aggressively using AI to reduce costs and improve efficiency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mukherjea said, \u201cEvery company that we can see is replacing human beings with AI,\u201d referring to banks, media houses, and IT services firms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He also pointed out that even advertising has begun using synthetic, AI-generated content and noted, \u201cThe model in an ad is also AI\u2026 Even the parrot in the ad isn\u2019t real. It\u2019s an AI parrot.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Rising Household Debt Adds to India\u2019s Middle-Class Job Strain<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>On top of job losses, he highlighted the growing financial pressure on households, stating that excluding home loans, Indian household debt has reached 33\u201334% of income.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He explained that high debt makes recovery difficult: \u201cThe department has a burden, there&#8217;s so much debt, it will take time to repay it. 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