Delhivery launches all-women hub in Rajasthan’s Sikar

The company claims that it has scaled women's participation at its gateways across locations, including in Tauru, Haryana, and Bhiwandi, and Mumbai.

Logistics service provider Delhivery has launched its second all-women's hub in Sikar, Rajasthan. This follows the Moga facility in Punjab, which was transformed into a 100 percent women-managed centre in March this year.

At Sikar, women will be responsible for all the functions, including administration, operations, and security, Delhivery said in a statement, adding that the company provides diversified opportunities for women even in non-traditional roles like driving battery-operated pallet trucks (BOPTs), loading and unloading trucks.

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The company claims that it has scaled women's participation at its gateways across locations, including in Tauru, Haryana, and Bhiwandi, Mumbai – women now make up 66 percent of the workforce at the Tauru processing centre.

"We are very excited with the launch of this all-women hub in Sikar. This is yet another step towards our objective of growing female participation in our industry. Delhivery is proud of what our women colleagues are able to accomplish when given the right platform. They not only have a great impact but also contribute towards lower attrition and absenteeism while directly boosting our efficiency and productivity. We are committed to providing a favourable and safe work environment, skills training, and the right HR policies to enable our women colleagues to succeed,” said Suraj Saharan, chief people officer and co-founder at Delhivery.

"In the last one year we have accelerated the recruitment of women in our team, with their headcount increasing by 60 percent in FY24 as compared to 15 percent in FY23,” Saharan added.