Introduction:

Small-scale industries (SSIs) are businesses that operate with a relatively low investment in capital, labor, and resources, and basically produce goods and services on a smaller scale. These industries are essential to many economies, especially in developing countries, because they provide employment opportunities, support local economies, and contribute to the GDP. Small-scale industries (SSIs) face several challenges that can limit their growth, competitiveness, and contribution to the economy. Here are the main problems of small scale industries

Problem of small scale industries:

• Outdated techniques of production: Almost all the small scale industrial units producing traditional goods have been using old and outdated machinery tools and implements. The reason for this is the lack of education of our artisans and their poor economic condition on account of this while their cost of production are high.
• Lack of finance: The scarcity of finance and credit is the main obstacle in the development of small scale industries. The capital base of the small industries unit is usually very weak since the generally have partnership or single ownership their own funds are limited and they have no credit worthiness to get enough finance from the credit market normally they depend upon the money lenders from whom the borrow but the rate of interest they have to pay quite high, because of the poor economic condition the artisans are force to dispose of their product at whatever price they may fetch this is known as distress sales.
• Competition from large scale Industries: In some lines of production small scale units co-exist with large units. the latter have many advantages of production and marketing flowing from their large scale size. Small units face competition with imported article. accordingly small units often face unfair competition in the market
• Under utilization of capacity: There is in efficient human factor in cottage industry, owing to the illiteracy, ignorance and the outdated methods of the workers similarly.
• Under utilization of capacity: There is considerable under utilization of capacity in the small scale sector. For small scale unit as a whole the capacity utilization is nearly 48%. This shows that half of the capacity of small scale unit is not utilized. It leads to an increase of overhead cost and high prices for the products.
• In efficient human factor: There is the inefficient human factor in cottage industries, owing to the illiteracy, ignorance and outdated methods of the workers. Similarly many of those who start small industries lack proper training in management.
• Power shortage frequent power cuts: The progress of electrification has not only been shown and haling, but in recent year’s power shortage and frequent power cuts have played with the small scale industries.
• Old designs: Another great defect of most of our cottage and small scale industries particularly of our handicraft is that they have been continuing with the old patterns and designs they products cannot therefore satisfy the modern taste.
• Late payment of their bills: Small scale unit face financial difficulties owing to late payments of their bills from the purchasers.
• High taxation: The product of small scale unit face heavily, this unit are heavily taxed by different governments.

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