Profile Of Minority Units- Comparative Study Between Dakshina Kannada And Udupi Districts

Abstract

Entrepreneur, the centrifugal of the industrial activity and propeller of progress, plays a crucial role in determining the level of development in any economy.  The difference in the nature and magnitude of investment between the developed and emerging economies and between different stages in the development process of any single country is to be found in the number, dynamism, initiative and scope of operation of the entrepreneurial class.  This reveals unmistakably their need, particularly in emerging economies like India.

The development of any region is reflected in the socio-economic development of its inhabitants.  Today,  entrepreneurship is widely recognized as a contributing factor for the development of industries and in turn for the socio-economic development of any region.  Recognising the growing importance of the Micro, Small and Medium enterprises in view of their contribution to employment generation, balanced regional development and economic growth, the Government of India has been making serious efforts towards entrepreneurship development in MSMEs through its various schemes.  It should be noted that a small scale entrepreneur is the product of several influences such as family background, education and community.  An effort to promote entrepreneurship among the members of the minority communities should include steps to encourage them to take up new ventures.  In this direction the present article  on “Profile of Minority Units- Comparative Study Between Dakshina Kannada and Udupi Districts ” makes an attempt to highlight the profile of minority entrepreneurs and units in Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts.