Walmart partners with Tamil Nadu govt to help local MSMEs become its suppliers under Vriddhi programme

Ease of Doing Business for MSMEs: Walmart and Flipkart on Wednesday announced a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Tamil Nadu’s Department of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME), to establish “long-term cooperation for providing capacity-building support to MSMEs” in the state. Walmart’s supplier development programme called Walmart Vriddhi offers entrepreneurs and small businesses free-of-cost training and the opportunity to join online, offline and export channels, and reach pan-India and global marketplaces as part of the supply chains of Walmart, Flipkart, and other companies. Walmart said the programme also organises training seminars and workshops to further enable the growth and development of SMEs in the state.