CURRENT SCENARIO OF SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN INDIA

Social entrepreneurship is a topic of growing interest among academicians and practitioners. The potential of social problems in India is well known, but the degree of support and interest is hardly significant. An entrepreneurial mindset is re-emerging in India. Right from ancient times, India has been entrepreneurial. But the era of liberalization of late had released the genie from the bottle – the suppressed urge and natural instincts of our effervescent entrepreneurial class has once again been unleashed. Social entrepreneurship is not a newer concept but the positioning of the concept has risen to new heights in recent times. The paper attempts to shed light on the comment state of affairs on the theme of challenges and opportunities facing the social entrepreneurship scene in India.