This article examines the structure and growth of the unorganised enterprises in Kerala. We analyse the growth of the sector by different industry category in terms of different indicators such as number of units, employment, gross value added (GVA). The article also explores the employment elasticity and the labour productivity of the unorganised enterprises in Kerala. And finally, it also touches upon the relief packages offered by the government to revive the unorganized enterprises during the COVID-19 pandemic. The analysis, based on the NSSO survey on unincorporated non-agricultural enterprises in India, carried out for the period 2010–2011 to 2015–2016 reveals that the unorganised enterprises have been increasing considerably in terms of number of enterprises, number of workers engaged, and in GVA in Kerala.
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