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][2]

Largest employersEdit

Both private and public companies are included in this list.

Rank Employer Employees Year Industry Country References[3]
1 Indian Railways 1.4 million 2021 Transportation   India [1][4][5]
2 Sahara India Pariwar 1.4 million 2021 Conglomerate   India [1][6][7]
3 Indian Armed Forces 1.3 million 2021 Defence   India [1][4][5]
4 Tata Consultancy Services 525,000 2021 IT Industry   India [1][4][5][8]
5 India Post 466,000 2021 Communications   India [1][4][5]
6 QUESS Corp 369,000 2021 Services   India [5]
7 Coal India 272,000 2021 Coal Mining   India [9][10]
9 State Bank of India 250,000 2021 Banking   India [1][4][5]
8 Infosys 279,000 2021 IT Industry   India [1][4][5]
10 Reliance Industries 236,334 2021 Conglomerate   India [10][11]
12 Cognizant 204,500 2020 IT Industry   USA [12]
13 Accenture 200,000 2021 IT Industry   Ireland [13]
14 Patanjali 200,000 2011 Consumer packaged goods   India [1][4][5]
11 Wipro 221,000 2021 IT Industry   India [1][4][5]
15 HCL 187,000 2021 IT Industry   India [1][4][5]
16 IBM 145,000 2012 IT Industry   USA [14]
17 Tech Mahindra 125,000 2021 IT Industry   India [15]
18 Capgemini 125,000 2021 IT Industry   France [16]
19 Life Insurance Corporation of India 113,000 2021 Insurance   India [1][4][5]
20 HDFC Bank 105,000 2021 Banking   India
21 Punjab National Bank 103,000 2021 Banking   India

See alsoEdit

ReferencesEdit

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