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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.<ref name="auto1">{{cite web|url=https://officechai.com/news/8-biggest-employers-in-india/|title=These Are The Biggest Employers In India|first=Ankita|last=Banerjee|date=Dec 15, 2016|website=OfficeChai}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/nation-world/indias-eight-biggest-employers/infosys/slideshow/47861037.cms|title=India's eight biggest employers|website=The Economic Times}}</ref>

== Largest employers ==

Both private and public companies are included in this list.

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! Rank !! Employer !! Employees !! Year !! Industry !! Country !! References<ref name="Forbes 2015">{{cite web|title=The World's Biggest Employers|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/niallmccarthy/2015/06/23/the-worlds-biggest-employers-infographic/|website=[[Forbes]]|access-date=31 July 2015}}</ref>
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| 1 || [[Indian Railways]] || 1.4 million || 2021 || Transportation || {{flag|India}} || <ref name="auto1" /><ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/nation-world/indias-eight-biggest-employers/indian-railways/slideshow/47861032.cms|title=India's eight biggest employers|website=The Economic Times}}</ref><ref name="auto2">{{cite web|url=https://www.moneycontrol.com/stocks/marketinfo/emc/bse/index.html|title=Top Companies In India: Top Companies in India by Employee Cost, Top BSE Companies by Employee Cost, Top BSE Companies|website=www.moneycontrol.com}}</ref>
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| 2 || [[Sahara India Pariwar]] || 1.4 million || 2021 || Conglomerate || {{flag|India}} || <ref name="auto1" /><ref name="auto3">{{cite web|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/company/corporate-trends/sahara-group-says-no-layoffs-gives-salary-hikes-promotions-to-employees-despite-covid-pressure/articleshow/76389416.cms|website=The Economic Times |title=Sahara Group says no layoffs; gives salary hikes, promotions to employees despite COVID pressure |url-status=live |access-date=26 June 2021}}</ref><ref name="auto4">{{cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/business/2020/jun/15/sahara-india-says-not-laying-off-any-worker-2156920.html|title=Sahara India says not laying off any worker}}</ref>
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| 3 || [[Indian Armed Forces]] || 1.3 million || 2021 || Defence || {{flag|India}} || <ref name="auto1" /><ref name="auto" /><ref name="auto2" />
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| 4 || [[Tata Consultancy Services]] || 525,000 || 2021|| [[Information technology in India|IT Industry]] || {{flag|India}} || <ref name="auto1" /><ref name="auto" /><ref name="auto2" /><ref>[https://www.statista.com/statistics/328244/tcs-employees-numbers/]</ref>
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| 5 || [[India Post]] || 466,000 || 2021 || Communications || {{flag|India}} || <ref name="auto1" /><ref name="auto" /><ref name="auto2" />
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|6
|[[Quess Corp|QUESS Corp]]
|369,000
|2021
|Services
|{{flag|India}}
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| 7 || [[Coal India]]|| 272,000 || 2021|| [[Coal in India|Coal Mining]]|| {{flag|India}} || <ref>[https://www.statista.com/statistics/244518/number-of-employees-at-coal-india-limited/]</ref><ref name="companiesmarketcap.com">[https://companiesmarketcap.com/largest-companies-by-number-of-employees/]</ref>
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| 9 ||[[State Bank of India]]|| 250,000 || 2021 || [[Banking in India|Banking]]|| {{flag|India}} || <ref name="auto1" /><ref name="auto" /><ref name="auto2" />
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| 8 || [[Infosys]]|| 279,000 || 2021|| [[Information technology in India|IT Industry]]|| {{flag|India}} || <ref name="auto1" /><ref name="auto" /><ref name="auto2" />
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| 10 ||[[Reliance Industries]]|| 236,334 || 2021|| [[Conglomerate (company)|Conglomerate]]|| {{flag|India}} || <ref name="companiesmarketcap.com" /><ref>[https://www.statista.com/statistics/1049955/india-reliance-number-of-employees/]</ref>
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| 12 ||[[Cognizant]]|| 204,500 || 2020|| [[Information technology in India|IT Industry]]|| {{flag|USA}} || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/info-tech/cognizant-sees-sharp-decline-in-employee-numbers-in-2020/article33873540.ece|title=Cognizant sees sharp decline in employee numbers in 2020|website=thehindubusinessline.com}}</ref>
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| 13 ||[[Accenture]]|| 200,000 || 2021|| [[Information technology in India|IT Industry]]|| {{flag|Ireland}} || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://trak.in/tags/business/2021/03/19/2-lakh-accenture-employees-in-india-will-get-1-week-salary-as-bonus-find-out-why/|title=2 Lakh Accenture Employees In India Will Get 1-Week Salary As Bonus: Find Out Why?|website=trak.in}}</ref>
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| 14 ||[[Patanjali]]|| 200,000 || 2011|| [[Consumer packaged goods]]|| {{flag|India}} || <ref name="auto1" /><ref name="auto" /><ref name="auto2" />
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| 11 ||[[Wipro]]|| 221,000 || 2021|| [[Information technology in India|IT Industry]]|| {{flag|India}} || <ref name="auto1" /><ref name="auto" /><ref name="auto2" />
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| 15 || [[HCL Technologies|HCL]]|| 187,000 || 2021|| [[Information technology in India|IT Industry]]|| {{flag|India}} || <ref name="auto1" /><ref name="auto" /><ref name="auto2" />
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| 16 || [[IBM]]|| 145,000 || 2012|| [[Information technology in India|IT Industry]]|| {{flag|USA}} || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/blogs/Tech-a-tete/if-cognizant-is-indian-so-are-ibm-and-accenture/|title=If Cognizant is Indian, so are IBM and Accenture|website=TOI}}</ref>
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| 17 || [[Tech Mahindra]]|| 125,000 || 2021|| [[Information technology in India|IT Industry]]|| {{flag|India}} || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.statista.com/statistics/1188301/tech-mahindra-number-of-employees/|title=Tech Mahindra: number of employees 2020|website=Statista}}</ref>
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| 18 || [[Capgemini]]|| 125,000 || 2021|| [[Information technology in India|IT Industry]]|| {{flag|France}} || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.peoplematters.in/news/recruitment/capgemini-planning-to-hire-30000-people-in-india-in-2021-28595|title=Capgemini planning to hire 30,000 people in India in 2021|website=peoplematters.in}}</ref>
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| 19 ||[[Life Insurance Corporation of India]]|| 113,000 || 2021 || [[Insurance Conglomerate |Insurance]]|| {{flag|India}} || <ref name="auto1" /><ref name="auto" /><ref name="auto2" />
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| 20 || [[HDFC Bank]]|| 105,000 || 2021 || [[Banking in India|Banking]]||{{flag|India}} || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.embibe.com/exams/top-10-largest-banks-in-india/|title=Top 10 Largest Banks in India: Government /Private Bank|date=May 4, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mymoneymantra.com/blog/these-are-the-top-10-largest-banks-in-india|title=Top 10 Largest Banks in India 2021 - List of Biggest Banks as per RBI|website=www.mymoneymantra.com}}</ref> |
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| 21 ||[[Punjab National Bank]] || 103,000 || 2021 || [[Banking in India|Banking]] ||{{flag|India}} ||
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==See also==
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* [[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]]
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==References==

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{{DEFAULTSORT:List Of Companies By Employees}}
[[Category:Lists of companies of India|Employees]]
[[Category:Economy-related lists of superlatives]]
[[Category:Employers]]

List of largest employers in India - Revision history

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