Sponsor Area

Small Business

Question
CBSEENBS11004615

 Explain the importance (role) of small business in rural India.

Solution
Rural households have varied and multiple sources of income and they can participate in multiple non-agricultural activities such as wage employment and self employment in commerce, manufacturing and services along with the traditional rural activities of farming and agricultural labour. In order to promote them, various agencies help them such as :

1. Cottage and rural industries play an important role in providing employment opportunities in the rural areas, especially for the traditional artisans and the weaker sections of society.

2. Village and small industries play an important role as producers of consumer goods and absorbers of surplus labour, thereby, help in solving the problems of poverty and unemployment.

3. The cottage and rural industries play an important role in providing employment opportunities in the rural areas.