Mains Answer Writing - 12 Aug, 2026

GS3

Economy

15 marks

The next phase of India's MSME growth lies not merely in creating more enterprises, but in clustering them. Examine how a cluster-based approach can enhance the productivity and global competitiveness of Indian MSMEs.

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Explain clustering as a solution to the fundamental problem of MSMEs, individually they lack scale, but collectively they can achieve economies of scale without losing entrepreneurial flexibility.
Economic Survey 2025-26 places MSMEs at about 31.1% of GDP, 35.4% of manufacturing and 48.58% of exports.
Do not make the answer a generic discussion on MSME problems. Keep the central argument around how geographical and sectoral clustering can overcome disadvantages of small scale.

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