List of largest employers in India

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][2]

Largest employers

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Both private and public companies are included in this list.

RankEmployerEmployeesYearIndustryCountryReferences[3]
1Indian Armed Forces1,400,0002021DefenceIndia[1][4][5]
2Indian Railways1,212,8822022TransportationIndia[1][6][7]
3Paramilitary forces of India1,065,0002021DefenceIndia[1][4][5]
4Tata Group1,028,0002023ConglomerateIndia[1][4][5][8]
5QUESS Corp567,0002024ServicesIndia[9]
6India Post416,0832021CommunicationsIndia[1][4][5]
7Reliance Industries389,4142023ConglomerateIndia[10][11]
8Infosys317,2402024ITIndia[1][4][5]
9Accenture300,0002022ITIreland[12]
10Cognizant250,0002024ITUnited States[13]
11Coal India248,5502022Coal miningIndia[14][10]
12State Bank of India245,6422021BankingIndia[1][4][5]
13Wipro231,6712021ITIndia[1][4][5]
14HCL208,8772022ITIndia[1][4][5]
15Aditya Birla Group187,0002023ConglomerateIndia
16HDFC Bank177,0002023BankingIndia[15]
17Capgemini175,0002024ITFrance[16]
18IBM145,0002012ITUnited States[17]
19ICICI Bank130,5422022BankingIndia
20Tech Mahindra125,0002021ITIndia[18]
21Life Insurance Corporation of India114,0002021InsuranceIndia[1][4][5]
22Punjab National Bank103,0002021BankingIndia
23Deloitte95,0002022Professional servicesUnited Kingdom

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Banerjee, Ankita (Dec 15, 2016). "These Are The Biggest Employers In India". OfficeChai.
  2. ^ "India's eight biggest employers". The Economic Times.
  3. ^ "The World's Biggest Employers". Forbes. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i "India's eight biggest employers". The Economic Times.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Top Companies In India: Top Companies in India by Employee Cost, Top BSE Companies by Employee Cost, Top BSE Companies". www.moneycontrol.com.
  6. ^ "Sahara Group says no layoffs; gives salary hikes, promotions to employees despite COVID pressure". The Economic Times. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  7. ^ "Sahara India says not laying off any worker". 15 June 2020.
  8. ^ "Number of employees at Tata Consultancy Services 2005-2021".
  9. ^ https://www.quesscorp.com/investor/dist/images/pdf/Announcements/Investor-Presentation-Q4FY24.pdf
  10. ^ a b "Companies ranked by number of employees". CompaniesMarketCap.com. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  11. ^ "Reliance Industries: Number of employees 2021".[permanent dead link]
  12. ^ "Accenture's India employee strength rises to 3 lakh". The Times of India. April 2022.
  13. ^ "Cognizant's workforce reduces by 7,600 in 2023; 4,500 cut in India". Business Standard. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
  14. ^ "Coal India - number of employees 2021".
  15. ^ Bank, HDFC. "HDFC Bank-HDFC Merger". ndtv.com.
  16. ^ "Capgemini India billed more with lesser employees". The Times of India. 21 February 2024. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
  17. ^ "If Cognizant is Indian, so are IBM and Accenture". TOI. 29 August 2012.
  18. ^ "Tech Mahindra: number of employees 2020". Statista.
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