India, March 6 -- Months after the completion of merger of the media business of Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL), Viacom18 and The Walt Disney, the resultant media behemoth JioStar has begun layoffs to eliminate overlapping roles.

According to a report by Live Mint, the media giant kicked off the layoff exercise last month. It is expected to continue till June and will see nearly 1,100 employees losing their jobs.

Company sources confirmed the layoffs to Inc42 but didn't disclose the exact number of employees impacted by it. JioStar didn't respond to Inc42's queries about the job cuts.

The layoffs will primarily impact finance, commercial, and legal departments, with employees from entry-level to senior director level getting handed pink...