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The largest employers in India include companies, the military, railway and the government. To keep the list manageable in length, only those companies/employers which have at least 100,000 employees are included in the list.[1]
Largest employers
Both private and public companies are included in this list, while conglomerate-level group entities are excluded.
| Rank | Employer | Employees | Year | Industry | Country | References[2] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indian Armed Forces | 1,400,000 | 2021 | Defence | India | [3][4] |
| 2 | Indian Railways | 1,212,882 | 2022 | Transportation | India | [5][6] |
| 3 | Paramilitary forces of India | 1,065,000 | 2021 | Defence | India | [3][4] |
| 4 | Tata Consultancy Services | 606,998 | 2024 | IT | India | [7] |
| 5 | QUESS Corp | 597,000 | 2024 | Services | India | [1] |
| 6 | India Post | 416,083 | 2021 | Communications | India | [3][4] |
| 7 | UP Police | 332,414 | 2024 | State Police | India | [8][9] |
| 8 | Infosys | 317,240 | 2024 | IT | India | [3][4] |
| 9 | Accenture | 300,000 | 2022 | IT | Ireland | [10] |
| 10 | Cognizant | 254,000 | 2023 | IT | United States | [11] |
| 11 | Coal India | 248,550 | 2022 | Coal mining | India | [12][8] |
| 12 | Reliance Retail | 245,581 | 2023 | Retail | India | [13] |
| 13 | State Bank of India | 232,296 | 2024 | Banking | India | [3][4] |
| 14 | Wipro | 231,671 | 2021 | IT | India | [3][4] |
| 15 | HDFC Bank | 213,527 | 2024 | Banking | India | [14] |
| 16 | HCLTech | 208,877 | 2022 | IT | India | [3][4] |
| 17 | Capgemini | 175,000 | 2024 | IT | France | [15] |
| 18 | IBM | 130,000 | 2017 | IT | United States | [16] |
| 19 | ICICI Bank | 126,660 | 2023 | Banking | India | [17] |
| 20 | Tech Mahindra | 125,000 | 2021 | IT | India | [18] |
| 21 | Life Insurance Corporation of India | 114,000 | 2021 | Insurance | India | [3][4] |
| 22 | Axis Bank | 104,333 | 2024 | Banking | India | [19] |
| 23 | Punjab National Bank | 102,349 | 2024 | Banking | India | |
| 24 | Deloitte | 95,000 | 2022 | Professional services | United Kingdom |
See also
References
- ^ "India's eight biggest employers". The Economic Times.
- ^ "The World's Biggest Employers". Forbes. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "India's eight biggest employers". The Economic Times.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Top Companies In India: Top Companies in India by Employee Cost, Top BSE Companies by Employee Cost, Top BSE Companies". www.moneycontrol.com.
- ^ "Sahara Group says no layoffs; gives salary hikes, promotions to employees despite COVID pressure". The Economic Times. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
- ^ "Sahara India says not laying off any worker". 15 June 2020.
- ^ "TCS reverses headcount trend, adds 5,452 employees in Q1 FY25". The Economic Times. 11 July 2024. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- ^ a b "Companies ranked by number of employees". CompaniesMarketCap.com. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
- ^ "Reliance Industries: Number of employees 2021".[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Accenture's India employee strength rises to 3 lakh". The Times of India. April 2022.
- ^ "Cognizant asks India employees to work from office thrice a week". The Economic Times. 28 February 2024.
- ^ "Coal India - number of employees 2021".
- ^ "Reliance Retail says it is set to lead the retail industry in the coming decade". mint. 6 August 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
- ^ "Key Parameters - Financial Results for the Quarter ended March 31, 2024" (PDF). HDFC Bank. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- ^ "Capgemini India billed more with lesser employees". The Times of India. 21 February 2024. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
- ^ Goel, Vindu (28 September 2017). "IBM Now Has More Employees in India Than in the U.S." The New York Times. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- ^ "ICICI Bank - Annual Report FY2023" (PDF). ICICI Bank. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- ^ "Tech Mahindra: number of employees 2020". Statista.
- ^ "Inside how Axis Bank integrated Citi's employees within itself efficiently". 14 May 2024.
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