Karnataka IT Minister: TCS Layoffs Just Business, Need No Intervention

India’s biggest technology services company’s recent decision to lay off 2% of its workforce does not warrant any intervention from the government of Karnataka since it was a business decision, said Priyank Kharge, minister for information technology in the state government.

Speaking with Mint on the sidelines of the inauguration of the 2025 Bengaluru Tech Summit in here on Friday, Kharge said: “As far as I’m aware, TCS (Tata Consultancy Services Ltd) overestimated their business and had a heavy bench strength, thus leading to a course correction. A very little part of it had to do with artificial intelligence (AI)," the state's minister said. "Now, be it AI or any other disruptive technology, the industry needs to ensure that their human resources remain on top of necessary skills. As the state government, we need to work with industries to ensure that the available talent becomes more employable.”