Amazon India announced a Rs 15,000 crore investment over five years at a New Delhi event, one of the largest single-company pledges in India digital economy. Funds will deploy across 40 new fulfilment centres, AWS data centre expansion in Mumbai and Hyderabad, deepening Amazon Pay penetration, and a Rs 2,000 crore seller support programme to help 10 lakh small businesses go online.
Amazon India Country Manager Saurabh Srivastava said India is one of the most exciting markets globally and the investment reflects conviction that India digital economy will reach $1 trillion by 2030. The pledge follows Walmart Flipkart committing Rs 12,000 crore and Meesho raising Rs 8,000 crore, signalling broad investor confidence in the Indian e-commerce opportunity over the next decade.