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Byju’s to dismiss 4,000 employees post CEO switch
Mumbai: One of India’s largest ed-tech startups, Byju’s, plans to give pink slips to about 4,000 employees, suggest media reports. This decision comes in light of the appointment of Arjun Mohan as the company’s new CEO for India.
As per this round of layoffs, senior executives will be under the radar; the firm is looking at cutting high expenses related to senior management.
Media reports bring out that there is a concern at Byju’s with regard to the cash flow, and this step will help resolve the same by the end of October.
Byju’s also plans to reduce the overlays between its online and offline staff and its staff in its regional sales offices. Instead of 19 regional offices, the company will now have offices only at four or five locations.
Mohan was roped in as the new India chief on 20 September. He is a former upGrad executive who had previously worked at Byju’s, and will be responsible for over 75 per cent of the company’s revenues. Though he joined Byju’s a month ago, he has been working with them in an informal capacity for a while.
Byju’s parent company Think & Learn Pvt. Ltd, excluding the subsidiaries, had over 19,000 employees, including contract staff, at the end of August. Post layoffs, this is expected to be reduced to 15,000.
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Uidai partners with Google to help users locate Aadhaar centres
Verified Aadhaar centres to appear on Maps with services and access info
MUMBAI: Finding an Aadhaar centre may soon be as easy as finding your favourite café. In a move aimed at making public services more accessible, the Unique Identification Authority of India has partnered with Google to display authorised Aadhaar centres on Google Maps. The feature, expected to roll out in the coming months, will allow residents to locate verified centres quickly and confidently.
More than 60,000 Aadhaar centres, including state of the art Aadhaar Seva Kendras, will be mapped. When users search on Google Maps, they will be directed to authorised facilities rather than unverified listings, helping curb misinformation and confusion.
The listings will do more than drop a pin. Users will be able to see the nature of services offered at each centre, whether it is adult enrolment, child enrolment, or limited to address and mobile number updates. Details such as operating hours, parking availability and divyang friendly infrastructure will also be shown wherever applicable.
Uidai CEO Bhuvnesh Kumar, said the collaboration is part of the authority’s continued effort to improve ease of living for Aadhaar holders by making authorised centres simpler and faster to navigate.
The partnership will deepen in its next phase, with Uidai using Google Business Profile to manage information and respond directly to public feedback. Looking ahead, the two organisations are also exploring the option of enabling appointment bookings through the Google Maps interface, potentially allowing residents to plan their visits with greater efficiency.
Google India country head, strategic partnerships Roli Agarwal, said integrating verified Aadhaar centres would help millions access trusted services with confidence, bringing essential government infrastructure closer to the people who need it most.
If all goes to plan, a routine Aadhaar update may soon begin not with a queue, but with a search bar.
