Amazon, CII partner to bring e-commerce to small enterprises in 10 states

E-commerce giant Amazon and the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to bring the benefits of e-commerce to micro small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in 10 states across India.

Amazon.in and CII will work closely with the Ministry of MSME to enable millions of small enterprises across these states to leverage technology to reach customers in India and globally. In January 2020, Amazon made three key announcements – digitising 10 million MSMEs; enabling $10 billion in e-commerce exports, and creating 1 million jobs – by 2025.

“MSMEs are important job creators and form the backbone of our economy. In the next 5 years, technology and e-commerce will play a key role in enabling this growth and ensuring the success of millions of MSMEs in domestic as well as international markets,” said Union Minister of road transport and MSME Nitin Gadkari.