Archive · 2 Sep 2026
Amazon India Creates 1.6 Lakh Seasonal Jobs for Festive Rush
Amazon India is getting ready for a busy festive shopping season.
It has created more than 1.6 lakh temporary work opportunities in India.
These jobs are spread across 400 cities.
Workers will help prepare and deliver online orders.
Most of them have already joined and are being trained.
They will receive safety and welfare benefits available to other associates.
Some workers may continue with Amazon after the festive season, while others may return in future years.
Another shopping company, Meesho, expects to create more than 10 lakh seasonal opportunities through its sellers and delivery network.
Amazon India announced more than 1.6 lakh seasonal work opportunities across its operations network.
The direct and indirect roles span 400 Indian cities, including metros and tier 2 and 3 cities.
Most associates have already been onboarded and are receiving training for festive-season operations.
The workers will help pick, pack, ship and deliver orders while supporting e-commerce and quick-commerce demand.
Meesho separately expects to enable more than 10 lakh seasonal jobs across its seller and logistics ecosystem.
- Who
- Amazon India, with separate seasonal hiring plans also announced by Meesho.
- What
- Amazon India created more than 1.6 lakh direct and indirect seasonal work opportunities.
- When
- The announcement was made on Wednesday, September 2, ahead of the festive season.
- Where
- Across Amazon India’s operations network in 400 cities, including tier 2 and 3 cities.
- Why
- To handle the anticipated increase in customer demand and strengthen fulfillment and logistics capabilities during festive shopping.
- Amazon seasonal opportunities
- More than 1,60,000 direct and indirect work opportunities
- Geographic reach
- 400 cities across India
- Main responsibilities
- Picking, packing, shipping and delivering customer orders
- Workforce status
- Most seasonal associates had already been onboarded and were receiving training
- Meesho projection
- More than 10 lakh seasonal job opportunities across its seller and logistics ecosystem
- E-commerce market projection
- India’s e-commerce sector is projected to reach USD 345 billion by 2030, compared with USD 125 billion in 2024
- Projected growth rate
- 18.4% compound annual growth rate through 2030, according to Infisum