List of largest employers in India

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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]

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Largest employers

Both private and public companies are included in this list, while conglomerate-level group entities are excluded.

RankEmployerEmployeesYearIndustryCountryReferences [2]
1 Indian Armed Forces 1,400,0002021DefenceIndia [3] [4]
2 Indian Railways 1,252,2002024TransportationIndia [5] [6]
3 Paramilitary forces of India 1,065,0002021Home AffairsIndia [3] [4]
4Quess Corp617,0002025ServicesIndia [7]
5 Tata Consultancy Services 593,3142025 IT India [8]
6 India Post 416,0832021CommunicationsIndia [3] [4]
7 UP Police 332,4142024 State Police India [9] [10]
8 Infosys 317,2402024 IT India [3] [4]
9 Accenture 300,0002022 IT Ireland [11]
10 Cognizant 254,0002023 IT United States [12]
11 Coal India 248,5502022 Coal mining India [13] [9]
12 Reliance Retail 245,5812023 Retail India [14]
13 State Bank of India 232,2962024 Banking India [3] [4]
14 Wipro 231,6712021 IT India [3] [4]
15 HDFC Bank 213,5272024 Banking India [15]
16 HCLTech 208,8772022 IT India [3] [4]
17 Capgemini 175,0002024 IT France [16]
18 IBM 130,0002017 IT United States [17]
19 ICICI Bank 126,6602023 Banking India [18]
20 Tech Mahindra 125,0002021 IT India [19]
24 Deloitte 120,0002023 Professional services United Kingdom [20]
21 Life Insurance Corporation of India 114,0002021 Insurance India [3] [4]
22 Axis Bank 104,3332024 Banking India [21]
23 Punjab National Bank 102,3492024 Banking India

See also

References

  1. ↑ "India's eight biggest employers". The Economic Times.
  2. ↑ McCarthy, Niall. "The World's Biggest Employers". Forbes . Retrieved 31 July 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "India's eight biggest employers". The Economic Times.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Top Companies In India: Top Companies in India by Employee Cost, Top BSE Companies by Employee Cost, Top BSE Companies". www.moneycontrol.com.
  5. ↑ "Sahara Group says no layoffs; gives salary hikes, promotions to employees despite COVID pressure". The Economic Times. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  6. ↑ "Sahara India says not laying off any worker". 15 June 2020.
  7. ↑ https://www.quesscorp.com/investor/dist/images/pdf/Announcements/Investor-Presentation-Q3FY25.pdf.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. ↑ "TCS headcount drops to less than 600k due to restructuring and layoffs". Business Standard. 2025-10-09. Retrieved 2025-11-05.
  9. 1 2 "Companies ranked by number of employees". CompaniesMarketCap.com. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  10. ↑ "Reliance Industries: Number of employees 2021".[ permanent dead link ]
  11. ↑ "Accenture's India employee strength rises to 3 lakh". The Times of India . April 2022.
  12. ↑ "Cognizant asks India employees to work from office thrice a week". The Economic Times. 28 February 2024.
  13. ↑ "Coal India - number of employees 2021".
  14. ↑ "Reliance Retail says it is set to lead the retail industry in the coming decade". mint. 6 August 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  15. ↑ "Key Parameters - Financial Results for the Quarter ended March 31, 2024" (PDF). HDFC Bank. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  16. ↑ "Capgemini India billed more with lesser employees". The Times of India. 21 February 2024. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
  17. ↑ 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.
  18. ↑ "ICICI Bank - Annual Report FY2023" (PDF). ICICI Bank. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  19. ↑ "Tech Mahindra: number of employees 2020". Statista.
  20. ↑ "Exclusive: Deloitte plans to hire 50,000 people in next 5 years, says CEO Romal Shetty". Business Today. 2023-12-07. Retrieved 2024-08-31.
  21. ↑ "Inside how Axis Bank integrated Citi's employees within itself efficiently". 14 May 2024.
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