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‘Flipkart Xtra’ App is available on the Google play store

Flipkart has launched Flipkart Xtra as a separate marketplace model for job seekers to give flexible earning opportunities to individuals, service agencies, and technicians. The platform will create part-time job opportunities for individuals. It will also help to provide a smooth and faster delivery of shipments and services to customers and boost its supply chain. The Flipkart Xtra App is available on the Google play store. The individuals can download the app and share details for verification.

Several roles like delivery executives, service partners will be offered by the platform. This will provide employment to many along with improvement in the scale of deliveries.

Hemant Badri, senior vice-president and head of supply chain at Flipkart was quoted by Mint, saying that the organisation is committed to creating value for all stakeholders including sellers, artisans, MSMEs, kiranas and customers.

“We are constantly expanding the scope of our partnership to equitably distribute the benefits of e-commerce. In this endeavour, we introduced numerous initiatives such as the immensely popular kirana delivery program and are pleased to launch Flipkart Xtra, our service marketplace, to give flexible earning opportunities to individuals, local stores and even service technicians. This is a new disruption in the gig economy space and will help individuals find an alternate source of income while contributing to the country’s economic recovery,” Badri said, as per the report.

The individual can sign up from any place and choose their preferred time of delivery for shipments with the ‘Flipkart Xtra’ app. Flipkart Kirana program by the e-commerce firm has also seen consistent growth over recent years.