During the Bengal Global Business Summit (BGBS) 2022, Chief Minister of West Bengal, Mamata Banerjee inaugurated (virtually) Flipkart’s largest fulfillment center (FC) in Haringhata (West Bengal). Principal Chief Advisor to Chief Minister Amit Mitra, Industries Minister Partha Chatterjee, Minister of Transport and Housing Firhad Hakim, and Chief Secretary H.K. Dwivedi were present on the occasion.
The tech-enabled facility will create more than 11,000 job opportunities and will support around 20,000 sellers from the state and North-East region. Located 50 kms from Kolkata, the facility has an integrated supply chain management spread across 110 acres. It will help strengthen the local economy with the availability of stronger supply chain infrastructure to connect thousands of sellers from West Bengal and the North East region with national market access while also catering to growing customer demand.
Flipkart’s Haringhata facility has achieved the unique distinction of being India’s first e-commerce facility to be provisionally certified with a Platinum rating by the Indian Green Buildings Council (IGBC).
“It is a matter of immense pride that West Bengal will now house one of the largest fulfillment centers in the country as India’s e-commerce logistics industry takes a stride with the establishment of Flipkart’s state-of-the-art futuristic fulfillment center in Haringhata”, said Mamata Banerjee, Chief Minister of West Bengal.
