Amazon India to provide employment opportunities to Persons with Disabilities in 5 states
Economy
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The electronic marketplace Amazon India has signed an agreement with five state governments to provide employment opportunities to Persons with Disabilities so as to enable their participation in the mainstream workforce. These states are Haryana, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.
The agreement with these states will be valid until 2026 . Under the agreement Amazon India will support Persons with Disabilities with on-the -job training, intervention and create an environment of acceptance and inclusion .
They will be provided employment opportunities in Amazon’s operation networks like delivery stations, sortation centre etc.
Amazon India
It is a subsidiary company of the American multinational Amazon company based in Seattle, United States of America .
Amazon is considered to be one of the four big tech companies of America ,other being, Apple, Alphabet (owner of Google) and Meta (earlier known as Facebook).
Amazon’s area of business includes; e-commerce, cloud computing, digital streaming artificial intelligence.
Founder of Amazon: Jeff Bezos
Expected Questions in Exam
Q1. Which company has signed an agreement with five states in the month of September 2023 to provide employment opportunities to the Person with Disabilities?
Answer : Amazon India
Q2. With how many states has Amazon signed an agreement to provide employment opportunities to the Person with Disabilities?
Answer : Five states, Haryana, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.
Q3. Where is the headquarters of the Amazon company ?
Answer :Seattle, United States of America
Q4. Jeff Bezozs has founded a tech company which is considered a big four tech company in the United States . What is the name of the company he has founded?
Answer : Amazon . The other big four companies are Apple, Alphabet (owner of Google) and Meta (earlier known as Facebook).
