{
  "id": 5073473,
  "title": "Amazon India creates 1.6 lakh seasonal jobs ahead of festive season",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/amazon-india-creates-1-6-lakh-seasonal-jobs-ahead-of-festive-season",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-02T09:29:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "YourStory",
    "slug": "yourstory",
    "url": "https://yourstory.com/2026/09/amazon-india-creates-16-lakh-seasonal-jobs-ahead-festive-season"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Ahead of the festive season, Amazon India has announced the creation of over 160,000 seasonal jobs across its nationwide network. These opportunities span direct and indirect roles in 400 cities, including major metros and smaller cities like Varanasi, Kochi, and Gorakhpur. The positions will be available for thousands of women and associates with disabilities, supporting various aspects of order fulfillment such as picking, packing, shipping, and delivery. Most of the seasonal workforce has already been onboarded, and workers will receive training while enjoying the company's safety, welfare, and benefits programs. These include a secure workplace, financial and social security measures, and assistance with enrolling in the e-Shram portal for government welfare schemes. Amazon's Samridhi program will also help associates join the e-Shram portal and access social security benefits. The company recently launched Sammaan, a welfare program for delivery associates, offering scholarships for children, access to government benefits, financial inclusion programs, insurance, and on-road safety measures. Abhinav Singh, VP of Operations for Amazon India, stated that this expanded workforce will help Amazon handle the festive season efficiently. Many of these seasonal workers are expected to continue their careers with Amazon beyond the festive period, while others will return annually to work with the company. Amazon India currently has over 1.7 million sellers on its platform, with fulfillment centers in 15 states, 43 million cubic feet of storage space for seller inventory, 19 state sortation centers, and nearly 2,000 Amazon-operated and partner delivery stations. The company also has 28,000 Hub delivery partners and thousands of Amazon Flex partners.",
  "summary": "The temporary jobs created by Amazon India includes both direct and indirect work opportunities across 400 cities in the country.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}