The Unorganised Entrepreneurship: The Entrepreneur’s Role and Self-Employment

Jugal Kishor () and Swati Sharma
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Jugal Kishor: Central University of Rajasthan
Swati Sharma: Manipal University Jaipur

A chapter in Entrepreneurship in India's Unorganized Sector, 2025, pp 29-43 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract The unorganised sector of India’s economy grew quickly and made a substantial contribution. In the unorganised sector, formal activities contribute very little. The development of self-employment in an unorganised industry is driven by a variety of factors, including a high population, high unemployment rates, and an abundance of degree holders. The responsibilities of entrepreneurs and the difficulties faced by today’s youngsters who choose to work in the informal economy as self-employed are the agenda of this article. The article focuses on the current state of the unorganised sector, the importance of entrepreneurs in generating interest in self-employment, and the difficulties and obstacles that people have when deciding to work for themselves. A whopping around 50 crores of India’s workforce, including those in the unorganised and self-employed sectors, is based on data from the 2021 to 2022 Economic Survey. The unorganised workforce in India has been classified by the government's Ministry of Work according to factors including occupation, kind of job, distress level, and service provision. This article focuses on the role of entrepreneurs and the challenges faced by today’s youth while considering self-employment in unorganised industries. This text discusses the current situation in the unorganised sector, the status and role of entrepreneurs in generating interest in self-employment, as well as the challenges and obstacles encountered while choosing self-employment. The unorganised sector made a substantial contribution and saw fast growth in the Indian economy. The formal operations in the unorganised sector make a very little contribution. Factors such as a large population, high unemployment rates, and a significant number of individuals with degrees contribute to the production of self-employment opportunities in the unorganised sector. The Indian government established the “National Commission on Enterprises in the Unorganized/Informal Sector” on 20 September 2004, with the purpose of serving as an advisory body and overseeing the informal sector.

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Unorganised entrepreneurship; Self-employment; Society; Skills; Challenges (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.1007/978-981-96-4313-4_3

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