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.
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 1 Indian Armed Forces 1,400,000 2021 Defence India 2 Indian Railways 1,252,200 2024 Transportation India 3 Central Armed Police Forces 1,065,000 2021 Home affairs India 4Quess Corp617,0002025ServicesIndia 5 Tata Consultancy Services 593,314 2025 IT India 6 India Post 416,083 2021 Communications India 7 UP Police 332,414 2024 State police India 8 Infosys 317,240 2024 IT India 9 Accenture 300,000 2022 IT Ireland 10 Cognizant 254,000 2023 IT United States 11 Coal Indiaout of numerical sequence 212,066 2026 Coal mining India 12 Reliance Retail 245,581 2023 RetailIndia 13 State Bank of India 232,296 2024 Banking India 14 Wipro 231,671 2021 IT India 15 HDFC Bank 213,527 2024 BankingIndia 16 HCLTech 208,877 2022 IT India 17 Capgemini 175,000 2024 IT France 18 IBM 130,000 2017 IT United States 19 ICICI Bank 126,660 2023 BankingIndia 20 Tech Mahindra 125,000 2021 IT India 21 Deloitte 120,000 2023 Professional servicesUnited Kingdom 22 Life Insurance Corporation of India 114,000 2021 Insurance India 23 West Bengal Police 111,032 2026 State police India 24 Axis Bank 104,333 2024 BankingIndia 25 Punjab National Bank 102,349 2024 BankingIndia
See also
List of Indian IT companies List of largest companies in India List of companies of India Lists of occupations List of largest United States–based employers globally List of wealthiest organizations
References
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