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Did you know that MSME’s contribute to around 29% of total India’s GDP and are the second-highest employment generation sector in the country, only next to the agricultural sector. This week, we try to decode some of the data around MSMEs for you.
MSME in numbers: Kirana Chronicles -
Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) form a vital component of the Indian Economy. MSMEs contribute to around 29% of total India’s GDP and are the second-highest employment generation sector…
Kirana Chronicles
Kirana Chronicles is our research series on documenting the financial journeys small businesses in India.
#5 | Venkatesh — Kirana Chronicles - D91 Labs - Medium
A relatively busy for a weekday afternoon. As we walk by the footpath, on either side of the road we spot a good mix of retail stores ranging from apparel, shoes, juice centres, paan shops and…
#6| Latha — Kirana Chronicles - D91 Labs - Medium
“But what do you want to know from me?”, she asks with a puzzled look on her face. I give her an explanation for the same. “What I do is not some big business, this is just my own thing, I don’t…
#7 | Seetha & Harish— Kirana Chronicles - D91 Labs - Medium
Packed between a row of similar-looking houses in a rather quiet neighbourhood, was a small dimly lit store with an assortment of vegetables on display. As I walked towards the store, out came…
Seetha and Harish - A day in their life
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Episode 3: Social Exclusion Derails Financial Inclusion | Identities of the World
Author: Priyanka Borpujari The district of Parel in Mumbai consists mostly of towering glass buildings. A separate island until the 19th century, home to several cotton textile mills in the 20th century, today several homegrown billion-dollar companies have their head offices here. Almost every bank in India – nationalised and private – has significant floor…
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People of Bharat: Ramkrishna Mondal - BharatInclusion - Medium
Bustling with commotion and cries of vendors, the street of Bijoygarh comes alive in the wee hours of the Kolkata mornings. Sauntering down the street, I see a crowd beginning to circle around a…
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