Role of women entrepreneurs of MSME sector for socioeconomic & regional development of Hooghly District, West Bengal

Abstract

Women entrepreneurs make major contributions in all parts of the economy. Strong desire to achieve anything beneficial provides amazing position in their community and family. Women entrepreneurship has gained pace in previous three decades dramatically expanding the number of women entrepreneurs and their contribution towards economic growth and regional development of their working area. According to central government report, Bengal has set a record with 29 lakh women starting their own business (UNI, 2019). J.A.Schumpeter claims that “Women who innovate, imitates, or undertakes a commercial activity is termed women entrepreneur’’. This study is fully concerned with the role of women entrepreneurs of MSME sectors for the regional development and economic growth of Hooghly district. Primary Data collection was done by personal interview on randomly selected women entrepreneurs who engaged in MSME’s in the study area. Secondary data was gathered from a variety of government data handbooks, internet sites, published articles and journals, and other sources. Collected data are compiled & represents by statistical figures. The study reveals the growth of women empowerment, decision making power, Economic stability of the women entrepreneurs, which is help to improvement the Regional development of the Hooghly District.