Hitachi India plans to expand its local workforce by more than 5,000 employees over the next five years, according to a Reuters report. The move reflects the Japanese conglomerate’s growing focus on India’s fast-paced infrastructure development and accelerating digital transformation.
The planned investments will cover areas such as energy, artificial intelligence, and resources, and will be aligned with Hitachi’s global centres of excellence, Bharat Kaushal, Executive Chairman of Hitachi India, said on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos. Hitachi India currently employs around 42,000 people across its various business verticals.
The hiring initiative forms part of a broader strategy to benefit from rising investments in India’s energy and rail sectors, along with increasing adoption of advanced technologies including artificial intelligence and industrial automation. India remains a key growth market for Hitachi, with the company targeting expansion not only in manufacturing but also in digitally enabled services.
Kaushal noted that solutions developed and deployed in India could be scaled and exported globally. Referring to global economic uncertainty, he said India is better positioned to manage and adapt to these challenges. He also highlighted opportunities created by the “China plus one” strategy, under which the Indian government is encouraging domestic manufacturing to reduce dependence on China, adding that sectors such as energy, rail, digital services, and artificial intelligence stand to gain the most.
