Gender Issues in the Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprise Sector in India
Micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) are an important instrument of growth for India’s economy. The contribution of the MSME sector to India’s gross domestic product (GDP) was estimated to be around 8 to 9 percent in 2012 after agriculture;...
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2017
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/305261504595238997/Gender-issues-in-the-micro-small-and-medium-enterprises-MSME-sector-in-India http://hdl.handle.net/10986/28531 |
| Summary: | Micro, small, and medium enterprises
(MSMEs) are an important instrument of growth for India’s
economy. The contribution of the MSME sector to India’s
gross domestic product (GDP) was estimated to be around 8 to
9 percent in 2012 after agriculture; MSMEs have emerged as
the second largest source of employment in India. For growth
to be inclusive and equitable, it is critical to understand
how to enhance the role of women in the economy and in
particular in the MSME sector. In order to fill the gap, the
World Bank has commissioned International Centre for
Research on Women (ICRW), Asia Regional Office, New Delhi to
conduct a short, field based assessment of gender issues in
MSMEs in India. The study involved field-based assessment of
gender related issues in select MSME clusters to identify
challenges and opportunities for inclusion of women in
higher numbers and at higher levels of growth in the MSME
sector. The study findings will ultimately be
operationalized into a Bank-supported MSME project in India
and help inform Government of India policy on more inclusive
growth of the MSME sector, especially towards strengthening
gender equality and economic empowerment of women in the sector. |
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