Upskilled slum workers plug entry-level gaps across India's retail, QSR and gig economy
CII's ABVKVK alongside Lighthouse, Dr Reddy's Foundation and platforms like Urban Company and Snabbit have channelled 65,000 trainees into telecom, ecommerce, hospitality and healthcare roles, with 18,300 women placed in 2025. Mission 2026 maps 50 slum clusters across Mumbai, Bengaluru, Pune and Hyderabad via 100+ job fairs.
Skilling programs by CII, NGOs and platforms like Urban Company and Snabbit are channeling urban slum workers into India's retail, ecommerce, QSR, hospitality and healthcare workforce, addressing entry-level labour shortages across Mumbai, Bengaluru, Pune and Hyderabad.