Women Lead 1 in 4 MSMEs, Yet Credit Remains Elusive: Report

This increase in women's representation reflects their determination and a change in government policies. The presence of two female defense officials as spokespersons of Operation Sindoor shows that we are in the right direction and have made a lot of progress on the front of gender equality.

‘Women’s work’: Unpacking gender bias and inequality in nonprofits

Over the past few years, there have been intermittent attempts to understand gender-based inequalities in India’s nonprofit sector. In 2015, a survey of more than 300 organisations found that women occupied only 34 percent of managerial positions despite making up more than half of the sector’s workforce. Another study, conducted in 2016 across nonprofits in major Indian metropolises, identified key barriers to gender equality—chief among them w…

Karnataka to roll out its first dedicated MSME policy

BENGALURU : Karnataka will soon launch a dedicated policy for the micro, small and medium Enterprises (MSME) sector. The state’s Industries and Commerce Department, through the Karnataka Council for Technological Upgradation (KCTU), recently floated a tender to appoint a consultant to draft the new policy. It will include a comprehensive package of incentives and concessions to promote MSME development across the state. Officials said the consul…

SIDBI Releases MSME Sector Report 2025: Growth, Challenges & OpportunitiesSIDBI releases Report titled- ‘Understanding Indian MSME Sector: Progress and Challenges’ - Passionate In Marketing

13th May, 2025 – SIDBI has released a report titled ‘Understanding the Indian MSME Sector: Progress, and Challenges’. The report provides comprehensive insights into the rapidly growing MSME sector in India, based on both primary and secondary research. It includes industry, gender, and regional-level analyses, drawn from a primary survey of more than 2,000 MSMEs […] The post SIDBI releases Report titled- ‘Understanding Indian MSME Sector: Progr…

SIDBI Releases Comprehensive Report on Indian MSME Sector: Growth Trends, Challenges, and the Road Ahead

SIDBI’s new report highlights how formalization, women-led enterprises, and digital finance are reshaping India’s MSME landscape.

Women Lead 1 in 4 MSMEs, Yet Credit Remains Elusive: Report

The landscape of Indian entrepreneurship is witnessing a significant transformation, with women now at the helm of nearly one in every four micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs). This encouraging trend is one of the key findings of the latest SIDBI report, ‘Understanding the Indian MSME Sector: Progress, and Challenges’, which also reveals that despite this progress, access to credit remains a persistent hurdle for women entrepreneurs. Ac…