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Top 10 Largest Employers In India: India is one of the world's biggest and most populous nations and has a sizable workforce. Thousands of people in India are employed by numerous large corporations and organisations, which significantly contribute to the economic growth and development of the nation. From government departments and public sector units to private companies and multinational corporations, some employers in India have massive employee bases across different states and industries.

These top employers come from various industries, including manufacturing, transportation, banking, information technology (IT) and defence. The largest employers are government agencies such as the Indian Railways and the Indian Armed Forces, which provide millions of people with steady and secure employment. There are thousands of highly qualified IT and services workers employed by private sector firms such as Wipro, Infosys and Tata Consultancy Services (TCS). These businesses have offices in numerous other nations in addition to India.

List of the top 10 largest employers in India with the most employees

What makes these organisations stand out is their notable capacity to lead a large team, offer career development and training and boost the Indian economy by generating jobs. Let's know about the top 10 employers in India by a number of workers in more detail. In addition to their enormous scale, these organisations have a significant influence on the labour market and the lives of millions of people.

 Rank Employers No. of employees Sector
   1.   Indian armed forces   1,400,000   Defence
   2.  Indian railway  1,212,882  Transportation
   3.  Paramilitary forces of India  1,065,000  Defence
   4.  Quess corp  617,000  Services
   5.  Tata Consultancy Group  606,998  IT
   6.  India Post  416,083  Communications
   7.  Up Police  332,414  State Police
   8.  Infosys  317,240  IT
   9.  Accenture  300,000  IT
  10.  Cognizant  254,000  IT

 

Banking Sectors, Coal Mining, Reliance Retail's Contribution to Employment in India

Apart from the biggest employers already mentioned, many other sectors in India also give jobs to a large number of people. For example, the coal mining industry had over 2.48 lakh employees as of 2022. Reliance Retail is another major employer with around 2,45,581 employees by the year 2023.

In the banking sector, the State Bank of India (SBI) is the largest employer, with around 2,32,296 employees. Other big banks like HDFC Bank and ICICI Bank also have a huge workforce — HDFC had about 2,13,527 employees, and ICICI had around 1,26,660 employees by 2024. Axis Bank and Punjab National Bank (PNB) also provide jobs to more than 1 lakh people each.

In the insurance sector, the Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) is a major employer too, with about 1,14,000 employees as of 2021. These sectors continue to offer steady job opportunities and help boost employment in the country.


 

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