New Delhi, Sept. 15 -- The government aims to generate additional $1.7 trillion in economic value over the next decade by harnessing artificial intelligence (AI), as it unveiled a comprehensive plan consisting of incentives and policy support to deepen the adoption of the breakthrough technology by crucial sectors.

The AI vision roadmap, created by the government's premier policy think-tank Niti Aayog, lays down the framework for accelerating AI adoption in India, and boosting research and development (R&D) among private firms.

While India's current official projection expects the size of its gross domestic product (GDP) to rise to $6.6 trillion by 2035, from about $4 trillion now, at an annualized growth rate of 5.7%, Niti Aayog projec...