ROLE OF MSME ON EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO KERALA
Abstract
Potential entrepreneurs are the new face for development. Entrepreneurship is a powerful tool to exterminate the dilemma of societys unemployment and vulnerability. The life of rural and urban women differs with respect to their education, culture, skill and social background. Kerala is the 14th largest state by rural area in India. The government has started a number of missions for promoting and supporting women entrepreneurs across Kerala. We mission Kerala is an initiative for developing a new culture of entrepreneurial thinking among the women in Kerala. The mission is being executed in association with Kudumbashree, MSME-DIC and CII and is expected to provide a complete range of support for women entrepreneurs. It is the era where industrialisation is taking into account for growth of economy of nation. Thus, Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium enterprises (MoMSME) is giving more attention to making large employment opportunity for women through different industries and enterprises to solve their socio-economic and employment problems and thus empowering them. MSMEs are contributing to Indias economic empowerment through generating more employment opportunities for the poor of the country. The study reveals the role of MSME on empowerment of women entrepreneurs in Kerala. It also attempts to study the impact of MSME Schemes implemented by government of Kerala State.