By siliconindia | Friday, 26 February 2021, 04:36 Hrs Retail behemoth Walmart on Thursday expanded its Vriddhi programme to Uttar Pradesh with launching of an e-Institute to help small businesses get access to skills and competencies through online and offline channels such as Flipkart’s marketplace and Walmart's international supply chain. With the new e-Institute, the company said it will empower 50,000 MSMEs across the country for both domestic and global growth. "We welcome Walmart's initiative to expand the Vriddhi program to Agra and Uttar Pradesh. MSMEs from our state are recognised for their skilled craftsmanship, and for the variety of high-quality goods they offer in India and internationally," said UP Minister for MSME/NRI Siddharth Nath Singh.