MSME's Sector in India: Challenges and Opportunities
Micro Small and Medium Enterprises include Khadi, Village and Rural Enterprise. Today Millions of people depending upon MSMEs sector. Indian MSMEs are contributing regarding 45% manufacturing output and 40% exports. Every year 8 9% of GDP contributing to developing the nation.This sector is providing employment second largest after agriculture. The main advantage of this sector is employment potential low capital. MSMEs sector contributing develop the country but every day facing a number of challenges like the High cost of Raw materials, collateral requirements, Competition from domestic and foreign markets, Increased fuel prices, lack of credit facilities from financial institutions, etc. Due to the financing problems, every day 79 MSMEs are falling in sickness. The government took many initiatives for this sector but still problems persist. There are many opportunities in this sector for budding entrepreneurship but due to the many challenges the MSMEs sector is still unable to survive.The study is based on secondary data only. Every year this sector is worldwide generating 3, 000 employment opportunities for the people. The MSMEs sector is playing important role in poverty reduction and regional imbalances.Still today the Government of India took there are many initiatives to develop this sector but still the problems are encountering this sector.