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Evaluation of DIC Programme in Karnataka State

Small scale industries occupy a strategic position in the Indian economy. They have been playing a vital role in fulfilling the socio-economic objectives of the nation. The sector has emerged as a powerful tool in providing relatively large employment for a given unit of investment, equitable wealth distribution and removal of regional economic disparities. Today, the small scale industries sector accounts for about 45 percent of the total industrial production, earns foreign the exchange through exports to the tune of Rs.25,037 crore constituting 35 percent of the country's total exports, and provides employment to 146.59 lakh persons amounting to two-thirds of the total employment in the manufacturing sector of the country.