Regional Differences in Growth of Employment Generation by MSMEs: A Study with Reference to Northern and Southern Regions of Kerala

By : Shacheendran.V , Tomy Mathew

Page No: 431-440

Abstract
Entrepreneurship enables to eradicate poverty, utilise resources for productive purposes, delivers goods and services to people, thereby promote economic development and growth. Along with various broad socio-economic advantages, it also provides source of livelihood for the individuals. Employment generation is the one of the important objectives of any form of entrepreneurship. MSMEs are considered as highly labour intensive form of entrepreneurship. In a State governed by same set of rules and regulations is supposed to have uniform development of entrepreneurship throughout. However, the research paper proves that in Kerala State there is regional difference in the employment generation by MSMEs.

Authors :
Shacheendran.V : M.Com, Mphil, MA (Economics), PGD in Tourism Mgt. Head & Assistant Professor, PG Department of Commerce, GPM Govt. College, Manjeswar, Kasaragod District, 671323
Tomy Mathew : M.Com, Ph.D, Head & Associate Professor, Department of Commerce, CMS College, Kottayam.