A webinar session on 'COVID 19 and MSMEs Sector' was conducted by Dr. Supran Kumar Sharma, Dean, Faculty of Management, Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University (SMVDU) in a Refresher Course in Commerce & Management at the UGC-Human Resource Development Centre (UGC-HRDC) Kumaun University, Nainital (Uttarakhand). Dr. Sharma explicated that MSMEs sector in India is the second-largest employment generator after agriculture and acts as a breeding ground for entrepreneurs and innovators with considerable support in strengthening the business ecosystem.

Dr. Sharma emphasised that the potential of the Indian MSME sector is still untapped, and that is one of the reasons why government policies are now more convergent towards building a resilient ecosystem with better breadth and depth.Further, Dr. Sharma highlighted how the Ministry of MSME is taking steps towards making these enterprises global and improve the overall business environment, by making it more conducive and transparent for all stakeholders.

Along with Dr. Sharma, Prof. Kalptaru Bandopadhyay, Vidyasagar University, West Bengal and Dr. Mandeep Kaur, Head School of Financial Studies, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar shared the platform for detailed deliberation on the broader issues related to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.