Daijiworld Media Network – Bengaluru

Bengaluru, Oct 11: India’s IT industry is facing a wave of what experts describe as ‘silent layoffs’, potentially impacting up to 50,000 professionals by the end of 2025. The downsizing, driven by automation, artificial intelligence (AI), and sluggish business growth, has created uncertainty among employees across major firms.

According to an Economic Times report, around 25,000 IT employees lost their jobs between 2023 and 2024, and that number is expected to double this year. Companies are reportedly encouraging employees to resign voluntarily, often under the pretext of performance issues.

An IT engineer with three years of experience said, “I was called by HR and told that my services were no longer needed. They gave me three months’ salary and

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