India, May 17 -- K Krithivasan, the CEO and MD of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), earned Rs.28.1 crores in the fiscal year 2026. According to the company's annual report which was released yesterday, Krithivasan's salary rose by 6.3 per cent in FY26.

The hike for the TCS CEO comes even as the IT giant reduced its total headcount by over 23,000. TCS ended FY26 with 584,519 employees on its rolls, compared with 607,979 employees at the end of FY25. This means a reduction of 23,460 employees year-on-year.

In FY26, Krithivasan's package included a base salary of Rs.1.67 crore, along with Rs. 1.43 crores in benefits, perquisites and allowances. He also earned Rs.25 crores in commission. This brought his total compensation to Rs.28.1 crore....