Flipkart and Assam to sign MoU for providing platform to local artisans

Guwahati: Walmart-owned ecommerce company Flipkart and Industries Department of Assam will soon ink a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for providing the local artisans, Assamese jewelry makers, small tea growers, organic cultivators a platform on online marketing.

Akash Misra, Director – Government Relations (East) of Flipkart held a discussion with Dr KK Dwivedi, Commissioner and Secretary, Industries and Commerce Department in Guwahati on Tuesday.

In a statement, Industries department stated during the course of discussion, it was decided that the Department will soon sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Flipkart to provide the local artisans, Assamese jewelry makers, small tea growers, organic cultivators etc. a platform in online marketing. Flipkart would conduct training and workshop for the people involved in sectors like Assamese jewelry, Assamese silk, organic farming, so that they can access the global online market and sell their products through Flipkart’s online store.