Role of Small Scale Industries (SSIs) in Rural Development of India

In Agro-based economy like India, rural development is none less than its foundation of overall development and small scale industries (SSIs) are similar to bricks used in building this foundation. There are numerous names which establish a small scale unit long ago and today it has turned in to a big group. Throughout their journey, they have given big push to rural development and economy of the country. Even Government has made various initiatives to promote and strengthen SSIs so that they may keep contributing to GDP, consequently rural development is on continuous mode. The present paper deals with the analysis of the factors being responsible for the success of SSIs in playing a significant role in rural development of India. It also discusses the paths through which this development is being put forward by SSIs of India. Finally, it lays some suggestions to correlate SSIs with other requisite developmental plans to accelerate the rural growth of the country. The study is descriptive in nature and banked upon secondary data.