Lucknow: Flipkart CEO Kalyan Krishnamurthy on Tuesday said Uttar Pradesh has witnessed tremendous growth in recent years. He also met chief minister Yogi Adityanath and expressed gratitude for choosing the company as a partner in his vision for the state’s progress.“Flipkart has been doing business in UP for the past 15 years and has witnessed remarkable progress in ease of doing business, customer growth and seller expansion in recent years,” an official spokesperson said, quoting Krishnamurthy.“When we look at the progress in ease of doing business, the growth in customers and the growth in sellers, it has been tremendous. We are very grateful,” he added.Speaking about the state’s focus on technology, he said Flipkart is keen to contribute to Uttar Pradesh’s AI-driven development. He said, “There is a lot of discussion about an AI-enabled Uttar Pradesh, and we want to partner in that journey.”Highlighting opportunities for small businesses, Krishnamurthy said the chief minister had placed strong emphasis on promoting MSMEs in the state and assured that Flipkart would actively support the initiative.The Flipkart CEO said, “The chief minister also spoke extensively about promoting more and more MSMEs from Uttar Pradesh. Flipkart is among the largest platforms for MSMEs in India today, with more than five lakh MSMEs selling on our platform. A significant number of them are already from Uttar Pradesh, but we have accepted the CM’s challenge to do much more. That is another major agenda we are taking forward from here.”Reiterating Flipkart’s long-term commitment to the state, Krishnamurthy said, “We have witnessed tremendous growth in customers, sellers and ease of doing business. We remain deeply committed to Uttar Pradesh.”
