As per the 73rd National Sample Survey, women owned a little over 20 percent of all micro, small and medium businesses across India compared to nearly 80 percent among men in financial year 2016. Furthermore, women had the highest share of micro businesses within business sizes, with more enterprises in rural areas than urban parts of the country during the measured time period.
Distribution of micro, small and medium enterprises owned by women across India in financial year 2016
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Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (India). (August 14, 2024). Distribution of micro, small and medium enterprises owned by women across India in financial year 2016 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1118549/india-share-of-women-owned-msmes/
Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (India). "Distribution of micro, small and medium enterprises owned by women across India in financial year 2016." Chart. August 14, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1118549/india-share-of-women-owned-msmes/
Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (India). (2024). Distribution of micro, small and medium enterprises owned by women across India in financial year 2016. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1118549/india-share-of-women-owned-msmes/
Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (India). "Distribution of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Owned by Women across India in Financial Year 2016." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Aug 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1118549/india-share-of-women-owned-msmes/
Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (India), Distribution of micro, small and medium enterprises owned by women across India in financial year 2016 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1118549/india-share-of-women-owned-msmes/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Distribution of micro, small and medium enterprises owned by women across India in financial year 2016 [Graph], Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (India), August 14, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1118549/india-share-of-women-owned-msmes/
