Rural Entrepreneurship Development Programs – Performance Appraisal

Abstract

Entrepreneurship is one of the primary facets through which rural economic development can be achieved, empirical research on rural entrepreneurship is relatively sparse and this concept remains largely unknown. Appreciating the need for and relevance of understanding conceptual paradigm of rural entrepreneurship, Rural Entrepreneurs and the role plays by the selected Developmental institutions in the creation of Micro and small village enterprises has been proved very much significant. Rural entrepreneurship is currently at the focus of much theoretical, practical and political interest. This paper examines and evaluate the performance of select government sponsored self employment generating programs for rural people as well as the performance of developmental institutions (like NABARD, KVIC & HKVIB, HSIIDC, HFC, SIDO, DICs and DRDA) and their role in developing and fostering rural enterprises. The appraisal of these entrepreneurship development Institutions will certainly provide a comprehensive picture of various institutional set up to promote the growth of entrepreneurship in rural areas as well as the programs and activities that help promoting potential entrepreneurs specially in rural areas and foster rural entrepreneurship.