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Financial Inclusion remains a prominent factor in boosting an economy’s growth where all individuals have an equal access to financial services. Microfinance is a category of financial services targeting small businesses and individuals who don’t have an access to other conventional banking facilities. The Micro units development and refinance agency limited (MUDRA) launched by our honourable Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi on 8th April, 2015 supports banks, micro finance institutions , non banking institutions and other small enterprises and individuals in providing loans and promoting their entrepreneurial ventures. Mudra loan covers three schemes such as Shishu, Kishor and Tarun. This study throws light on the features of Mudra Loan, its major advantages and limitations, whether it has helped in self employment and also the number of people who has availed it in the past years. Mudra indeed has promoted entrepreneurship especially among the youth who are the future brains of the nation and who can lead our country to a developed phase.

- Mudra, Loan, MSMEs, Young, Entrepreneurship, Self employment

"MUDRA YOJANA A BOON TO YOUNG ENTREPRENEURS: A CRITICAL APPRAISAL", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.7, Issue 10, page no.663-668, October-2020, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2010079.pdf

"MUDRA YOJANA A BOON TO YOUNG ENTREPRENEURS: A CRITICAL APPRAISAL", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.7, Issue 10, page no. pp663-668, October-2020, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2010079.pdf