Akriti Chopra, Zomato Co-founder, Resigns With Immediate Effect

New Delhi: Akriti Chopra, Zomato co-founder and chief people officer, has resigned with immediate effect. Chopra has been working with online food ordering company for the last 13 years. In her resignation letter, Akriti said that it has been an incredibly enriching journey for her over the past 13 years. She started her career with Zomato in November 2011 as senior manager in finance and operations. 

Zomato to train over 10,000 women

Zomato recently announced a target to support training of 10,000 women to empower them to participate in logistics in collaboration with non-profit and skilling sectors. The target was shared at a closed door roundtable conference event titled, 'Women in Logistics' at Le Meridien, New Delhi. The event brought together key industry stakeholders, including representatives from NGOs including Pratham, Azad Foundation, impact consulting firms such as FSG, Give Grants, and logistics companies such as Porter and Mahindra Logistics, to discuss the challenges and opportunities for women in India's growing hyper local and quick commerce economy.

The target announced is a part of Zomato 's broader commitment to gender inclusion reflected in its flagship initiative, Project Arya. Started in 2021, the project aims to break gender barriers and provide women with the skills and opportunities needed to succeed in logistics. As part of this initiative, Zomato has already successfully onboarded more than 2500 women in the delivery fleet. In addition to onboarding women in last-mile delivery, Zomato has also begun onboarding women in Hyperpure and Blinkit warehouses and dark stores, with a target of 20% representation of women across the day-time shift in warehouses by the end of 2024.

The discussions at the event focused on the hurdles women face in gig work, such as safety concerns, access to infrastructure and training. Stakeholders shared their insights and innovative solutions to enhance women's participation in the last-mile logistics.

With inputs from PTI