Amazon’s Pledge To India: 20 Lakh Jobs And $26 Billion Investment By 2030

New Delhi, 27th June: The fruitful outcomes of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visits to the United States and Egypt are becoming evident as Amazon prepares to generate a significant number of job opportunities in India. Rajeev Chandrasekhar, the Union Minister of State, took to Twitter to inform the public that Amazon CEO Andy Jassy has pledged to create 20 lakh jobs in India and invest $26 billion in the country by 2030. This announcement followed the successful meeting between Andy Jassy and Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the United States.

During their discussions, PM Modi and Amazon CEO Andy Jassy focused on ways to support Indian startups, foster employment growth, promote exports, drive digitalization, and empower small businesses in India to expand globally. In the minutes shared by Andy Jassy, he revealed his commitment to investing $26 billion in the country by 2023. Furthermore, he pledged to digitize 10 million small businesses and facilitate $20 billion worth of exports. Andy Jassy also shared the key highlights of the meeting on his microblogging account.

Building on their previous achievements of digitizing over 6.2 million small enterprises, enabling over $7 billion in exports, and creating more than 1.3 million direct and indirect jobs, Amazon India is now on track to fulfil these commitments. Having recently marked its tenth anniversary in India, Amazon has empowered over 12 lakh Indian enterprises to sell billions of dollars worth of products online and deliver their goods to customers in every operational pin code across the nation.