India’s middle class is facing a crisis as automation and AI disrupt routine jobs like clerical and supervisory roles. Saurabh Mukherjea, founder of Marcellus Investment Managers, warns that the middle class is becoming a casualty of technological change, with stagnating IT jobs, dwindling campus placements, and declining sales of FMCG goods and entry-level cars. Economic challenges worsen the situation, with household debt rising, savings at a 50-year low, and corporate earnings in Q2 FY25 seeing their worst slump in two decades. FMCG giants like Nestlé and Hindustan Unilever report slowing urban spending due to shrinking middle-class purchasing power. Mukherjea calls for urgent action, urging leaders to prioritize this critical demographic before AI and economic shifts cause further devastation. #TechNews #InnovationUpdate #AIRevolution #TechIndustry #BreakingTech #tech #news Website: www.suryavanshi.io
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1wThe middle class is the backbone of any economy—time to address these challenges with urgency and innovation.