Customer-centric innovation to fuel India's $750 bn IT dream: Gurnani
According to the NITI Aayog, the Indian technology services industry is estimated to grow from $265 billion this year to $750-850 billion by 2035
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Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Managing Director (MD) of Tech Mahindra, C P Gurnani
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India is ready to scale up to a $750 billion IT industry, driven by artificial intelligence (AI), innovation and companies that deeply understand customer needs, CP Gurnani, former CEO of Tech Mahindra, said on Wednesday.
According to the NITI Aayog, the Indian technology services industry is estimated to grow from $265 billion this year to $750-850 billion by 2035.
After stepping down in December 2023, Gurnani founded AIONOS with the vision of building a next-generation services company powered by AI and platform-based models.
He believes India's IT industry can grow from $275-300 billion at present to $750 billion by 2035 but only through innovation, deep customer understanding, and outcome-driven business models.
"India is ready for scale up. India is ready for $750 billion IT industry. Clearly, the answer lies in innovation. The answer lies in understanding what the customer wants," he said at the India AI Impact Summit 2026.
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He emphasised that the future of B2B services is not about headcount or billable hours, but about impact and results.
Citing the rise of Swiggy and Zepto, he highlighted how customer-first innovation and tech-driven execution are creating high-growth businesses.
AI should be used as a tool to enable hyper-personalization, efficiency, resilience, and data monetization, he added.
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First Published: Feb 18 2026 | 9:24 PM IST