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Abstract
Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSME) sector has emerged as a highly vibrant and dynamic sector of the Indian economy over the last five decades. MSMEs not only plays crucial role in providing large employment opportunities to the huge population of India at comparatively lower capital cost. This sector contributes enormously to the socio-economic development of the country. This paper aimed to know the role of MSMEs in employment generation .The data has been collected from District Industrial Centre, Department of Industry and commerce, Government of Karnataka, Journals and articles etc. The analyses of data are with the help of Microsoft Excel software and Statistical Package for the Social Sciences. The analysis used includes graphs, and Pearson correlation Method is used to test the hypothesis. The major findings of the study are the highest MSMEs units registered in the year 2015-16, the lowest is in the year 2006-07.