Hyderabad: Telangana Minister for Industries K T Rama Rao launched Amazon Air at GMR Aero Technic, Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) in Shamshabad on Monday.
This is the first time that Amazon Air is being launched outside North America and Europe, KTR said on the occasion.
He assured to all support to E-commerce giant Amazon from the State government in its future initiatives.
It would strengthen Amazon’s distribution network and enable faster delivery to customers, the Minister said.
Amazon’s largest fulfillment footprint in Asia was also in Hyderabad, Rama Rao said and hoped that the company continued to include more artisans, artists and handloom weavers in its direct sellers list on the global e-commerce platform.
Currently, the e-commerce giant is working with Telangana’s Handlooms department in helping over 4500 weavers in 56 villages across the state.