TCS layoffs in Pune confirmed by Maharashtra government amid sector scrutiny

Tata Consultancy Services has laid off 376 employees across its Pune campuses over two quarters of the current financial year, the Maharashtra government told the state legislative council on Tuesday.

The disclosure followed questions from legislators who cited media reports suggesting large-scale retrenchments at the IT services major. Press Trust of India reported that Labour Minister Aakash Fundkar provided the figures in the upper house, based on information supplied by TCS.

Legislative council members Uma Khapre, Pravin Darekar, Prasad Lad and others raised concerns during Question Hour about widespread job losses in the Indian technology sector, linking the trend to increased adoption of artificial intelligence. They asked whether around 30,000 TCS employees had been retrenched across locations including Pimpri Chinchwad, Pune, Mumbai, Nagpur and Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar.

In a written response, Fundkar said TCS had confirmed 45,575 employees currently work across its Pune campuses. He added that 376 staff members were laid off in Pune over two consecutive quarters of the 2025–26 financial year after discussions with affected employees, the serving of notices and payment of salaries.

The minister said the company informed the government that the employees affected were largely in middle- and senior-management roles. TCS also clarified that the retrenchments were not driven by the deployment of AI or automation technologies, countering public speculation about technology-led job losses.

The issue comes amid mounting scrutiny over employment trends in India’s IT sector as firms balance cost controls with investment in cloud, data and AI capabilities. While TCS has not commented publicly on its broader workforce plans, analysts expect automation and productivity tools to continue reshaping staffing structures across large outsourcing firms.

Lawmakers have called for closer monitoring of employment practices in the sector, signalling that the debate over technology adoption and job security will remain a political and economic flashpoint in the months ahead.