By Surender Negi
food delivery major Swiggy plans to have at least 100,000 female delivery partners by 2030, according to company MD and group CEO Sriharsha Majety. Majety, while speaking at an event at the NSE headquarters on Tuesday, added that more women delivery partners on the road is a positive signal. Swiggy has joined hands with NSE to roll out a financial literacy programme, with special focus on female delivery partners. “Earlier this year, when we launched ‘She the Change’ programme, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman, made a very pertinent observation when she said that in areas where women are visibly seen to be running more enterprises such as food and beverage businesses, crime and anarchy will gradually reduce. I believe that the presence of women delivery partners on the road is an equally positive signal.”
“We, at Swiggy, will do our utmost in this direction; and commit to take the number of women delivery partners to at least 100,000 by 2030. We will continue to come out with policies and programmes to support this positive change, and our MoU with NSE is a step in this direction,” Majety said.
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The latest initiative with NSE will be integrated into Swiggy’s flagship initiatives, ‘She the Change’ and ‘Swiggy Skills’, and will help equip the delivery partners with vital financial skills that drive household stability. The programme will feature interactive training sessions led by SEBI-certified trainers, covering topics such as budgeting, investments, debt management, and understanding capital markets.
In March 2024, Swiggy launched the She The Change- From Vision to Venture programme to commemorate nearly a decade of working with women entrepreneurs and focus on both budding and established women entrepreneurs in the Food & Beverage (F&B) industry. “This partnership with Swiggy reflects our commitment to equipping delivery partners, especially female partners, with the knowledge and awareness of tools needed for financial independence and long-term security,” said Ashishkumar Chauhan, MD & CEO, NSE.
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