Evidence-based policies and strategies to promote women’s entrepreneurship in India

• Dec 28, 2023
• 1 min

MSC partnered with NITI Aayog’s Women Entrepreneurship Platform (WEP) to enhance support for women entrepreneurs in India. We mapped 750 government programs and identified successful state-level practices. MSC produced comprehensive reports on government support for women entrepreneurs, the mentorship landscape, and the status of access to credit for women entrepreneurs.

MSC collaborated with NITI Aayog’s Women Entrepreneurship Platform (WEP) to enhance support for women entrepreneurs. MSC mapped more than 750 government programs at the central and state levels in India with a focus on six critical entrepreneurial needs.

MSC identified successful practices by state governments to improve program accessibility and utilization. Additionally, MSC produced a comprehensive report on mentorship and financial access for women entrepreneurs, which covered demand and supply aspects based on national-level research.

WEP used our findings to develop evidence-based policies and strategies to promote women’s entrepreneurship in India. As a knowledge partner, MSC provides technical support to WEP for its mentorship platform and care economy initiative. MSC plans to work closely with WEP to enhance its existing programs and create new sector-specific initiatives to improve women entrepreneurs’ access to credit, including collaboration with potential partners, such as SIDBI.

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation commissioned this project.