“Pre and post independence entrepreneurial development and culture in India”

The entrepreneurship movement in India began in the 1960s with the establishment of the National Institute of Small Industry Extension Training (NISIET) which was the first institution to develop an Entrepreneurship Development Program (EDP) model in India now the institute becomes a National Institute for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises in 2007. At present, Ministry of Agro and Rural Industries and Ministry of Small Scale Industries merged in to a single Ministry “Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises” Under this ministry, the following organizations, institutes and commissions are responsible for promotion of entrepreneurship culture and small-scale enterprises in India: Small Industries Development Organization (SIDO) established in 1954; and National Small Industries Corporation (NSIC) established in 1955. Besides, there are three national-level Entrepreneurship Development Institutes at Hyderabad, Noida and Guwahati. A National Commission for Enterprises for Unorganized Sector (NCEUS) has also been set up recently by the Government with headquarters in New Delhi. Recently, Government of India formed the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship in 2014. The Ministry is responsible for coordination of all skill development efforts across the country. It aims to Skill on a large Scale with Speed and high Standards in order to achieve its vision of a ‘Skilled India ’.

The purpose of this paper is to explain the entrepreneurial cultural scenario from pre independence to present. In this back drop the researcher defined the entrepreneurial culture development since independence and also highlighted the Government of India's initiatives to promote the entrepreneurial culture in India.