Amazon India signs MoU with DGR to hire 25,000 ex-servicemen by 2025

Amazon India signs an MoU with the Directorate General Resettlement (DGR), to provide ex-service personnel with work opportunities across its growing operations network in the country.

The association with DGR will further enable Amazon India to mobilise the untapped potential of veterans, giving it access to a greater talent pipeline.The company aims to hire 25,000 military veterans by 2025. This includes veterans from the Army, Air force, Navy, and their families.

Veterans will have access to various work opportunities including a mix of individual contribution and managerial roles across its fulfilment centres, sort centres, and delivery stations, claims Amazon India. This collaborative is an expansion of Amazon India’s existing Military Veterans Employment programme.

Speaking about the MoU, Maj Gen MK Sagoch, Director General, DGR, said, Our military veterans bring a wealth of experience, with huge growth potential in various industries and businesses. Amazon India has already laid the groundwork in providing job opportunities to ex-service personnel of the armed forces. With the signing of this MoU, we look forward to working towards a common goal of creating meaningful career opportunities for a wider range of ex-service personnel.