India Inc on recovery path, 53% companies to raise headcount in 2021: Report The new guidelines will reduce the compliance burden on the BPO sector, Nasscom said (Mint)Premium . Updated: 21 Jan 2021, 06:48 PM IST PTI India projects an optimistic outlook for 2021, with 60% of the employers surveyed intending to increase salaries, while 55% of the companies planning to give out bonus payments and 43% of them looking to give out more than one month's worth of bonus Share Via Read Full Story MUMBAI : Even as India's hiring activities declined last year due to the coronavirus pandemic, there is a sudden increase in demand with about 53% of companies saying they are planning to increase their headcounts in 2021, according to a survey.