• The Micro Small and Medium enterprises (MSMEs) have been accepted as the engine of economic growth and play an important role in the equitable economic development of country.

• The major advantage of the sector is its employment potential at low capital cost. The labour intensity of the MSME sector is much higher than that of the large enterprises.

• The MSMEs constitute over 90% of total enterprises in most of the economies and are credited with generating the highest rates of employment growth and account for a major share of industrial production and exports.

• MSMEs have been established in almost all-major sectors in the Indian industry such as:
  • Food Processing
  • Agricultural Inputs
  • Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals
  • Engineering; Electricals, Electronics
  • Electro-medical equipment
  • Textiles and Garments
  • Leather and leather goods
  • Meat products
  • Bio-engineering
  • Sports goods
  • Plastics products
  • Computer Software, etc.

 

• As per available statistics (4^th Census of MSME Sector), this sector employs an estimated 59.7 million persons spread over 26.1 million enterprises. It is estimated that in terms of value, MSME sector accounts for about 45% of the manufacturing output and around 40% of the total export of the country.

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