WOMEN CANDLE ENTREPRENEURS IN GULBARGA DISTRICT- A MICRO ANALYSIS

In recent years for a developing country like India, entrepreneurship has been a new impetus for economic development and growth. Entrepreneurship promotion and development have been identified as one of the key components of the nation’s economic development strategy. Entrepreneurial resource has been considered a crucial input in the process of economic development. Economic development of any country is determined not only by the strength of its physical resources but also by the development and utilization of its human resource. It is very important for a country like India, troubled by the twin problems of growing population and increasing unemployment, to promote entrepreneurship and self-employment. This has taken a new urgency in India over the last few years.