How Does ‘Rezeki Suri’ Help Homemakers?

Suri Kempe, President, Family Frontiers

28-Dec-22 17:00

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The Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry plans to introduce a programme named 'Rezeki Suri', which will allow housewives to sell 11 basic necessities direct from the suppliers. What's needed to ensure this initiative succeeds and how helpful will it be in the long term? We explore.

Image source: Tatyana Blinova, Shutterstock

Produced by: Natasha Fusil

Presented by: Sharmilla Ganesan

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Categories: Women in Business, government

Tags: housewives, b40, entrepreneurship, microbusiness, business, income, livelihood,

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