Union Minister for MSME Narayan Rane on Tuesday said that MSMEs must seek to increase their production, output, GDP and per capita income with the help of Walmart’s expertise.
“Walmart is one of the biggest retail companies in America. We will take advantage of improving the industry via Walmart. 20,000 MSME entrepreneurs have been able to do training and capacity building via the Walmart Vriddhi programme. The Indian MSME sector currently comprises 6.3 crore MSMEs that employ more than
The minister emphasised that production quality by the sector should be on par with international standards and excellence. “10 lakh suppliers are currently supplying to Walmart. Why can’t it be 30 lakh or 40 lakh? Our production quality should be the best in the world so that MSME entrepreneurs make a name for India outside,” he stated.
The MoU signed on Tuesday will jointly accelerate capacity building for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) across India. The partnership is also aimed at supporting MSMEs in their journey towards becoming a part of retail supply chains, locally and globally. The event marked the completion of 20,000 MSMEs finishing their training under the Walmart Vriddhi Supplier Development Program (Walmart Vriddhi).
The partnership with NSIC will enable a greater number of small.
