"The response was awesome. Within 245 days we could achieve the target of one lakh MSMEs. It is expected to cross 1.50 lakh by the end of this financial year," Rajeev said. He claimed that more than 2.60 lakh jobs were generated in the MSMEs sector in the current fiscal so far and women constitute over 35% of new entrepreneurs in the key sector. "This data is available on the website of the Industries department. It is a good achievement," the minister said.
