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Women Empowerment through Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) In India

Author(s) Ravindra Kumar, Rita Rani Majhi, Sivasankar V
Country India
Abstract Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises has very important place in the progress of entrepreneurial endeavors in the form of business improvements. The MSMEs are reaching through sectors of the economy by fabricating different varieties of goods and services and in this way, it is meeting the demand for domestic as well as global markers. This study aims to examine the contribution of MSMEs to empower women by employing in India. Further, it also takes into account the challenges faced by women in MSMEs. It also examines different offers and benefits provided by the Ministry of MSME to rural women in the MSMEs. In terms of women-owned enterprises Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh are the best performer in terms of total enterprises, employment, investment, and turnover but Kerala has very less enterprises and lower employment, investment and turnover when comparing with other states. Although the percentage share of women owned enterprises is relatively low but still women are taking the initiative to come in the MSMEs, which is quite impressive for women's empowerment. By comparing the major states, MSME is dominated by Females. Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal are best performing states in terms of a number of MSME establishments. The females are more engaged in the rural areas while considering the MSMEs while male are dominating in urban areas.
Keywords MSMEs, Women empowerment, credit, entrepreneurship, skills.
Field Sociology > Economics
Published In Volume 7, Issue 2, March-April 2025
Published On 2025-03-03
DOI https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2025.v07i02.38035
Short DOI https://doi.org/g86wpq

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