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9 |
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Dec 2025
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1-9
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Monthly (12 issues per year)
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Government First Grade College, Thyamagondlu, Nelamangala Taluk, Bangalore Rural
Women entrepreneurs are increasingly crucial to India's economic development by creating jobs, innovation, income, and inclusive growth. Stand-Up India, Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana, Startup India, DAY-NRLM, and the Women Entrepreneurship Platform are government programs that support women entrepreneurship. These programs include funding, credit, training, mentoring, incubation, and market support. The effectiveness and constraints of government schemes and institutional support for Indian women entrepreneurs are examined in this study. It examines how these programs increase access to finance, entrepreneurship, technology, mentorship, networking, and market prospects. The survey also highlights issues such as low scheme awareness, cumbersome application processes, inadequate institutional assistance, collateral restrictions, lack of digital and financial literacy, and socio-cultural limitations in getting formal loans. Evidence shows that women participate in MUDRA and Stand-Up India, while WEP provides information, mentorship, and financial resources.
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• In India, women entrepreneurship plays a significant role in the creation of jobs, economic growth, innovation, and inclusive development. • Government initiatives have given women a number of chances to launch, fund, and grow their enterprises. • These prospects are further strengthened by institutional support from financial institutions, Self-Help Groups (SHGs), training organizations, mentorship agencies, and entrepreneurship platforms. • However, awareness gaps, complex processes, budgetary limitations, digital obstacles, and sociocultural difficulties all have an impact on how effective schemes are. • The study comes to the conclusion that government aid should concentrate on training, mentoring, technology, market access, and ongoing handholding in addition to financial support. • Increasing awareness and streamlining processes can motivate more female entrepreneurs to take advantage of existing programs.
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12/29/2025
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