Report Launch Event: “Net Impact of E-commerce on Employment and Consumer Welfare in India”

Pahle India Foundation held a launch event for its report on the Assessment of the Net Impact of E-commerce on Employment and Consumer Welfare in India. The study takes stock of the impact e-commerce has created on employment and consumer welfare through a pan-India survey of 2,062 online vendors, 2,031 offline vendors, and 8,209 consumers of e-commerce across 35 cities in 20 states and UTs.

The event was held at the Nilgiri Room, Oberoi Hotel, Dr Zakir Hussain Marg, New Delhi. Shri Piyush Goyal, Honourable Minister of Commerce and Industry launched the report as Chief Guest. Shri Saurabh Garg, Secretary, Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implemented joined as Guest of Honour. The event was attended by esteemed Indian academics, government officials, and stakeholders specialising in retail, e-commerce, and the digital economy.