India is the most populous country in the world and has one of the largest workforce globally. The country is also a house of some of the biggest organisations in the world with lakhs of people working in them. These organisations range from government departments and public sector units to private companies and multinational corporations. These employers come from various sectors such as manufacturing IT banking transportation and also defence. Notably the largest employers in the country by workforce are government agencies such as Railways and Indian Army. These employers also include private companies like – Wipro Infosys TCS etc. But the question arises which organisation is the biggest in the country by its workforce. Heres the list of Indias largest organisations with most employees Rank Employer No. of Employees Sector 1 Indian Armed Forces 1400000 Defence 2 Indian Railways 1212882 Transportation 3 Paramilitary Forces of India 1065000 Defence 4 Quess Corp 617000 Services 5 Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) 606998 IT 6 India Post 416083 Communications 7 UP Police 332414 State Police 8 Infosys 317240 IT 9 Accenture 300000 IT 10 Cognizant 254000 IT Banking Sectors Coal Mining Reliance Retails Contribution to Employment in India In addition to the largest employers previously noted Indias coal mining and retail sectors are significant sources of employment. Coal mining employed over 248000 people in 2022 while Reliance Retail employed approximately 245581 in 2023. As of 2024 Indias banking sector employs a major part of workforce. SBI is the largest employer with approx 232296 employees. HDFC Bank and ICICI Bank also some of the biggest employers in the country with around 213527 and 126660 employees respectively. Axis Bank and Punjab National Bank each employ over 100000 people. In the insurance sector the Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) dominates the market and has about 114000 employees as of 2021. These industries provide consistent job growth and contribute to national employment levels.