E-vendors created 15.8 mn jobs in India including 3.5 mn for women: Report

Online vendors have generated 15.8 million jobs in India, including 3.5 million for women, with about 1.76 million retail enterprises participating in e-commerce activity, says a report released on Wednesday.

The report ‘Assessing the Net Impact of e-Commerce on Employment and Consumer Welfare in India’ was launched by Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal.

“Plugging in data from our survey, we estimate that online vendors generate 15.8 million jobs, including 3.5 million jobs for women,” the report prepared by Pahle India Foundation (PIF), a Delhi-based policy research institute, said.