Indian e-commerce market Giant Flipkart on Tuesday said the company hired 23,000 people in India in the past 3 months.

The homegrown e-commerce marketplace said that it has hired 23,000 people over March-May 2021 across the country in various capacities across its supply chain, including delivery executives.

''The growing demand for e-commerce services across the country as people continue to remain indoors to fight the virus has necessitated a ramp-up of our supply chain, creating thousands of employment opportunities'', Senior Vice- President, Supply Chain at Flipkart , Hemant Badri said.

The company said in a statement it is also undertaking training programmes for its direct hires in various aspects of the supply chain. Through a mix of classroom and digital training, enhancing their understanding of supply chain management, these trainings are being undertaken through mobile applications such as WhatsApp, Zoom, and Hangout, along with Flipkarts own Learning Management System, it was stated.

They are also informed and trained in the safety regulations and protocols around COVID-19 to ensure their and customers’ safety.

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