Amazon India, the e-commerce major has announced that it has come up with Gujarat’s first all-women delivery station at Kadi, a town located about 50 kilometers away from the state’s capital city of Ahmedabad. The new all-women delivery station, operated by a delivery service partner, is part of the company’s efforts towards increasing participation of women in the workforce, a statement said. “Our vision is to enable women to discover meaningful career opportunities across the operations network at Amazon India. We have created more than 6000 opportunities for women across our network where they continue to thrive and excel,” stated Prakash Rochlani, Director, Last Mile Operations, Amazon India.
The new station is the e-commerce giant’s second all-women delivery station in India after Chennai, Tamil Nadu, which was set up in 2016. Such stations are completely managed and run by women across managerial and delivery associate roles, the company said in a statement. The delivery service partner program is a last-mile delivery model of Amazon India, where the company partners with entrepreneurs to leverage their local knowledge of the community. Amazon extends its technological support to the partners to fulfill customer requests.
This initiative is part of Amazon’s aim to create employment opportunities for women and enable their success in the logistics sector, the company said in a statement. “The launch of the first all-women delivery station in Gujarat is a testament to our commitment to providing women with safe and fulfilling opportunities and we look forward to help more women across communities attain financial independence in life,” asserts Prakash Rochlani.
As of now, eight women have been hired for the facility. A helpline number has also been created for associates, who will deliver packages within a two to five kilometers radius of the station to dial in for any support or help needed during the day. Amazon India said it has created opportunities for more than 200 women across its fulfillment network in the state. Recently, the company opened a delivery station, operated by a delivery service partner, in the state which is completely run and managed by transgender individuals. The company has also provided employment opportunities for former defense personnel and differently-abled individuals across its network in Gujarat.
