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RIL hires 90k fewer in FY26 as AI reshapes roles; Reliance Retail bucks trend with 17% staff growth

Reliance Industries added just over 1 lakh new employees in FY26, down ~90,000 from FY25's 1.9 lakh, as AI-led role redesign curbs intake. Group headcount still rose to 4.19 lakh, powered by Reliance Retail's workforce climbing 17% to 2,90,293, even as Jio shrank 21% to 74,822.

Reliance Industries added just over 1 lakh new employees in FY26, down ~90,000 from FY25's 1.9 lakh, as AI-led role redesign curbs intake. Group headcount still

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