The International journal of analytical and experimental modal analysis ISSN NO:0886-9367 An empirical study on MSME units in Dharwad and Belgaum regions of Karnataka Sunilkumar R Hiremath 1, Dr.V.Sharada 2* 1 Research Scholar, Karnatak University, Dharwad (Karnataka) *2 Associate Professor, Karnatak Arts College, Dharwad (Karnataka) *E-mail:
[email protected] *Contact: 99459 03072 Abstract—MSME (Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises) play an important role in economic and social development of the India in terms of industrial output, employment generation, export etc. Next to agriculture, it provides the largest employment base at a considerably lower capital cost and in terms of employment base, the MSME provide seven times more employment than large industries. Not only employment base, MSME’s also plays a major role in industrial output at 45% and exports at 40%. Karnataka is a state in India, ranking fifth in terms of number of registered MSME units of around 38.34 lakhs as on 2018. This work studies the MSME units in Dharwad and Belgaum districts of Karnataka. Study is done with goal to identify the nature of business, employment provided, their impact on the socio economic conditions, challenges faced by the units etc. Among the wide variety of MSME units, this study restricts its scope to auto ancillary units and engineering units. Keyword: MSME Units, Auto ancillary parts, Food Processing, Dharwad, Belgaum. I. INTRODUCTION MSMEs occupy a major role in economic progress of any county and India is no exception with 40% of working population is employed in MSME. MSME is also a major contributor to industrial output with 45% of total industrial output with diverse range of products and services meeting the domestic and global market needs.