In fact, RIL, one of the largest private employers in the country, may have reduced its new-employee intake by as many as 90,000 in FY26. In its latest annual report, the group said it employed over 419,000, including over 100,000 new hires. However, the FY25 annual report noted that the oil-to-telecom business house had onboarded more than 190,000 new hires.
