Today the entire world is under the grip of
COVID19. It is impacting the global economy and
creating atmosphere of uncertainty. This Pandemic has
not spared any sector such as agriculture, corporate,
medium and small industry and services sector. MSMEs
are the backbone of the Indian economy was hit due to
demonetization and GST implementation. In India
COVID19 has battered all sectors of the economy
MSMEs are the worst hit. MSMES are considered as a
growth engine of the nation and they contribute 33.5%
of India's manufacturing output, and giving
employment to 121million people and generation 45%
of India's exports. In this paper an attempt is made to
identify the problems of MSMEs, and to study the
impact of COVID19 on MSMEs. Another attempt is
made to examine the measures taken by the government
of India in MSMEs sectors to achieve the dream of self
reliant India.