Tata Sons chairman earned ₹ 155 crore: N Chandrasekaran’s salary increased by 15% last year; CFO’s earnings increase by 8%

Ann Chandrasekaran is the highest salary of an Indian company. (File photo)

Tata Sons chairman N Chandrasekaran received a salary of Rs 155.81 crore in FY 2024-25 (FY25), which is 15% higher than the last financial year (FY24) salary. N Chandrasekaran is the highest salary professional chief in an Indian company.

His earnings in FY24 were Rs 135 crore, but this time his salary has increased despite the company’s profit fall. At the same time, CFO Saurabh Aggarwal’s earnings have increased by 8%. This information has been revealed in the latest annual report of Tata Sons on Thursday (July 24).

According to the report, during FY 2025, Tata Sons profit has declined by 24.3%. The company’s profit has come down from Rs 34,654 crore to Rs 26,232 crore from last year.

N Chandrasekaran was made the chairman of Tata Sons in 2017. He will be the chairman of Tata Sons in 2027.

140.7 crore commission on profit

Chandrasekaran received Rs 15.1 crore as salary and benefits this year, while the rest of the remaining was received as a commission on Rs 140.7 crore profit. Last year, his commission rate was 0.4%, which has now increased to 0.6%, that is, the company’s profit was not as much as his earnings were not affected. On the other hand, Tata Sons’s net profit fell by 24.3% to Rs 26,232 crore, which was Rs 34,654 crore last year.

CFO gets Rs 32.7 crore

Apart from Chandrasekaran in Tata Sons, some people also changed their earnings. CFO Saurabh Aggarwal received Rs 32.7 crore, which is 7.7% more than the previous year. At the same time, Noel Tata, who joined the board in October 2024 after Ratan Tata’s death, received Rs 1.42 crore as a commission. Retired Leo Puri received 3.13 crore and Bhaskar Bhat got Rs 1.33 crore. Venu Srinivasan, who represented Tata Trusts, refused to take the commission.

Company net worth 38% increased to Rs 1.25 lakh crore

Tata Sons’ profit may have fallen, but the company’s net worth increased by 38% to Rs 1.25 lakh crore and the cash balance is now more than the debt. The market cap FY24 of the group’s listed companies rose by 47% to Rs 30.37 lakh crore, with TCS, Tata Motors and Tata Steel a major contributor.

N Chandrasekaran was associated with the company as a trainee

N Chandrasekaran is known as Chandra. He joined the Tata Group company TCS as a trainee. He is the first non -family member to become the chairman of this group. He was first made the chairman of Tata Sons in 2017. He will be the chairman of Tata Sons in 2027.

Tata Group is the largest group

Tata Group is the largest business group in the country. It has 29 listed companies. It is working in the sector ranging from salt to software. The market cap of its total listed companies is more than Rs 25 lakh crore. It is the largest IT company Tata Consultancy (TCS) with Rs 14 lakh crore.

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