Amazon, which claims to have created 1.4 million direct and indirect jobs in India to date, is on track to create 2 million direct and indirect jobs in the country by the end of 2025.
These jobs are across industries including IT, e-commerce, logistics, manufacturing, content creation, and skill development, according to the company.
Alongside, Amazon said it has increased its export pledge four-fold, planning to enable $80 billion in cumulative exports by 2030.
At its inaugural Smbhav Summit in 2020, Amazon pledged to digitize 10 million small businesses and enable $20 billion in cumulative exports. It is on track to fulfil these pledges , with significant progress already achieved, Amazon shared.
“Over the last 4-5 years, we have invested significant time and effort towards the pledges we announced at the Smbhav Summit. We are humbled to share that we have hit our pledge to digitize 10 million small businesses one year ahead and have enabled over 12 million small businesses to become a part of India’s digital economy. We have also enabled nearly $13 billion in cumulative exports and have created nearly 1.4 million direct and indirect jobs in India,” said Samir Kumar, Country Manager, Amazon India.
