Women in Nagaland form minuscule part of MSMEs at 0.17% share, reveals MSME Ministry

Dimapur, Feb 26 (KNN) In the northeastern state of Nagaland, it has been reported that women own a tiny fraction of 0.17 per cent share in the MSME sector. 

The highest women ownership of shared is in West Bengal at 23.42 per cent, as per the National Sample Survey (NSS) revealed by the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME).

It also stated that there are a total of estimated 1,23,90,523 women owned proprietary MSME in the country which accounted for more than 20 per cent proprietary MSMEs owned by women.

Out of the total 86643 MSME, Nagaland has 65778 male and 20865 female. 

But the share of state among all MSME with male owners was at 0.14 per cent and share of state among all MSME with female owners was at 0.17 per cent.

Although under Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP), higher subsidy was provided to women beneficiaries the impact isn’t wide.  (KNN Bureau)