India, March 21 -- The second AIMA-KPMG Women Leadership in Corporate India Report 2026 has shown a substantial rise in the number of Indian companies with an increased number of women in leadership roles. The report was released by Smriti Zubin Irani, former cabinet minister, during AIMA's 70th Foundation Day programme.

According to the study, in 2026, 44% of the surveyed organisations had allocated at least 30% of the leadership positions to women, while only 35% of organisations had done so in 2024. The share of organisations with more than 50 per cent women in leadership rose from 12% to 20%.

TV Narendran, President AIMA and CEO and Managing Director, Tata Steel Ltd, said that there is a need for a data-based tracker of progress in ...