GCCs in India to Add Another 2.8–4 Million Jobs by FY2030

Set up by multinational companies to provide strategic support, driving innovation, employment, and export growth, GCCs continue their scaling-up pace in India at an unprecedented rate.

According to the latest report from TeamLease, “GCCs in India: Cultivating Capability, Ensuring Compliance,” between FY23 and FY25, the country added 220 new GCCs, marking a 14% expansion in just two years and reflecting sustained confidence from global enterprises.

This, it said, is expected to continue, with India projected to add another 2.8–4 million jobs by FY2030. Of this, digital-first freshers trained in AI, cloud computing, data engineering, and cybersecurity are estimated to make up 14–22% of all new hires.

The GCC sector now has more than 1,800 centres operating in India, 55% of the world’s total, employs 1.9 million professionals, and generated $64.6 billion in export revenue in FY25.

When direct, allied, and induced employment are combined, this sector supports as many as 10.4 million jobs nationally.

The importance of GCCs in shaping high-quality formal employment is underlined by the fact that salaries in GCCs are 25–30% higher than the national average.

“India’s GCC ecosystem is emerging as a key pillar of formal employment and skill development,” said Neeti Sharma, CEO, TeamLease Digital. “An evolving talent mix of digital-ready freshers and mid-level specialists is accelerating innovation and strengthening India’s position as a global digital hub.”

Evolving Talent Mix and Expanding Capabilities

The report focuses on the growing power of mid-sized GCCs, which cumulatively employ more than 210,000 professionals.

In their typical composition, there are 20–22% entry-level talents, 75–77% mid-level specialists, and approximately 2.5% senior leadership. This mix leads to a capability-driven model with significant strength across advanced functions.

What started as a back-office-centric GCC has evolved into an innovation hub for businesses globally. While the GCCs are now leading product development, complex analytics, R&D functions, sustainability, enterprise technology, and regulatory compliance for every Fortune 500 company, tier-2 cities are emerging as the growth hotspots.

They offer access to regional talent pools and benefit from supportive policy frameworks aimed at decentralisation.

A Complex Compliance Landscape

However, rapid growth brings along a highly complicated regulatory environment. Every GCC has to comply with over 500-plus unique legal obligations, which come up to a total of more than 2,000 annual compliance needs across central, state, and local levels.

These relate to labour codes, taxation, data privacy, cybersecurity, environmental regulations, protection of IP, women’s safety norms, and operational requirements around fire safety and canteen management, among others.

“The regulatory landscape comprises over 1,500 legislative acts and rules, which collectively produce close to 69,000 compliance requirements,” said Rishi Agrawal, Co-Founder and CEO, TeamLease RegTech.

The average GCC has to comply with 537 specific legal obligations and more than 2,051 compliance actions every year.

The report also highlights that with 27 categories of compliance being tracked through over 3,500 government websites, there is an imperative need for technology-led compliance solutions to achieve transparency and scalability.

The Road Ahead: Governance, Innovation, and Global Leadership

The report signals a strong future for India’s GCC ecosystem. By FY2030, GCCs could contribute up to $100 billion in export value, underlining India’s talent strength, digital capability, and maturing governance.

As global companies expand their technology, engineering, and innovation presence in India, compliance excellence and capability building will be at the heart of achieving sustainable and long-term success.

“By aligning governance with growth, India is consolidating its position as the world’s leading destination for capability development-where innovation, regulation, and talent move in tandem,” the report concludes.

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