Aligning Meghalaya’s Youth Entrepreneurship Development With The 2030 Development Goals: Awareness Level-Based Perspective Of Government Support For Entrepreneurship Development

Abstract

Purpose- To align with India’s 2030 development goals agenda, there is no doubt that over the years the support for entrepreneurship development has been one of the outlines of the government of Meghalaya. This paper emphasizes unearthing the level of awareness of young entrepreneurs of the East Khasi Hills District, Meghalaya of such government support. Design/methodology/approach- Analysis via statistical tools such as descriptive statistics and inferential statistics viz, t-test and ANOVA were employed on a sample size of 384 young entrepreneurs of East Khasi Hills District. Findings- The results indicate that there is a privation of awareness of the government support through various departments of Meghalaya concerning young entrepreneurs of the district. Practical implications- A plethora of research has been done on youth entrepreneurship development, but rarely studies were conducted on the level of awareness of young entrepreneurs of the government support for entrepreneurship development. Originality/value- The current study will assist the government to know that the support provided by the government to entrepreneurs did not reach all. On the other hand, the young entrepreneurs of Meghalaya will be aware that the government did not turn a deaf ear towards them, rather entrepreneurship support exists in the state of Meghalaya. Therefore, the study will help the government in setting up an awareness dissemination system in the state.