Enterpreneurs play very important role in socio-economic welfare of the country. They identify the needs of the business, purchases the other factors of production and coordinates them for some productive purposes. They are the innovators, researchers and risk-takers of the company. Due to the mixed economy in India, both public and private enterpreneurship exists here. Large scale sectors are under the public enterpreneurship. The middle and small scale sectors are under the private entrepreneurship. In order to develop entrepreneurship in this sectors, Government of India has stepped towards the Entrepreneurship Development Programmes. The reason behind the development of entrepreneurship programmes in India are as follows :-

1. Increase in national production and productivity in different sectors : Indian entrepreneurs should work to increase the national production in primary, secondary and tertiary sectors. They should work to increase employment. They must be able to generate wealth from both national and international markets. They should produce such goods and services which can substitute the imports. They should give more effort for increasing export of goods and services.

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