Investigating the Major Constraints in Creation and Growth of Small Scale Industries of Pakistan.

3 Abstract: This research study investigates the major constraints in creation and growth of small of Small Scale Industries at Sukkur Sindh Province of Pakistan. W e selected 113 cottage and small scale industries as per the definition of State B ank of Pakistan. The primary data was collected through the well developed questionnaire and secondary data was used to analyze the data. This research has found that 62.15 percent units were facing the problem of lack of good management, 16.95 percent units were uncomfortable by the reason of inadequate feasibility, and 11.30 percent units were feeling difficulties by the reason of marketing problems and poor credit facilities. Other major constraints were short fall of working capital, load shedding problem, tax problem and law and order problem. Magnitude of industrial sickness, especially in the Small Industrial Estate Sukkur, is staggering. W hat is worse, the number of sick units and the amounts of outstanding Rs.43.049 million bank advances have been steadily increasing in recent years. Industrial sickness has grave socio-economic consequences. It leads to unemployment, loss of production, under-utilization of productive assets, and blockage of the savings of the community.