How many Data Scientists are there in India? What is the Payscale?

According to National Statistical Commission Chairman R.B. Barman, the emerging field of data science using conventional tools, machine learning, and artificial intelligence is a "fertile area of research" for deeper insight on the market microstructure, hidden in voluminous transactional data of customers. He further goes on to say, "The numbers are not known. Only price is an indicator. Today if you want to employ, there are some companies in Bengaluru, I think they pay anything from Rs 20 lakh (per annum) and above." In the course of our journey, we have seen a lot of startups trying to acquire great talent in data science.