*NITI Aayog Hosts National Seminar on Strengthening Rural Microenterprises* NITI Aayog hosted a National Seminar on Strengthening Rural Microenterprises today. The seminar focused on key enablers shaping the future of rural microenterprises across India, from policy and governance to financing, entrepreneurial opportunities, and gender inclusion. Discussions focused on MSME policies, schemes, unlocking credit for rural women entrepreneurs, promoting rural startups, and enabling microenterprises to scale smartly using ONDC, digital tools, and AI. The seminar also covered the role of credit guarantee programmes by the Government of India and financial institutions, private sector engagement in MSMEs, scaling from micro to large enterprises, and key challenges for sustainable rural enterprises.