AMAZON TO CREATE A MILLION JOBS IN INDIA: JEFF BEZOS

DURING HIS RECENT

visit to India, Amazon founder and CEO Je Bezos announced that the company plans to create one million new jobs in India by 2025 through continued investments in technology, infrastructure, and logistics network.

e jobs will be across industries, including information technology, skill development, content creation, retail, logistics, and manufacturing, and are in addition to the 700,000 jobs Amazon’s investments have enabled over the last six years in India. Bezos also said that the company plans to invest US$1 billion to help bring ten million traders and micro- small- and medium-sized businesses (MSMEs) across India online, enabling US$10 billion in cumulative exports by 2025 and supporting the country's economic diversi cation.

Bezos said, “We’ve seen huge contributions from our employees, extraordinary creativity from the small businesses we’ve partnered with, and great enthusiasm from the customers who shop with us — and we’re excited about what lies ahead.” amazon.in