Sickness In Industrial Sector As A Whole And In Small Scale Sector In Particular Is A Constant Cause Of Concern To Government, Financiers And The Entrepreneurs. Despite Various Measures Taken By The Govt. From Time To Time, The Problem Of Sickness Continue To Persist. Sickness Converts Not Only The Productive Assets Into Non-Performing Ones But Also Renders The Employed Manpower Jobless.The Present Study Has Analysed In Depth The Inter-Disciplinary Character Of Sickness With The Support Of Empirical Finding. The Causes Of Sickness Have Been Studied From Multi-Dimensional Angles. The Study Has Identified The Major Factors That Are Crucially Responsible For Sickness In Ssi Sector. These Are Lack Of Finance, Diversion Of Funds, Inflexibility Of Entrepreneurs For Adapting Themselves To The Changing Business Environment, Inappropriate Project Planning With Regard To Market Analysis And Selection Of Appropriate Technology Lack Of Marketing Skills And Poor Marketability Besides The Lack Of Raw Material, Inefficient Management Practices And Power Shortage.The Study Has Captured The Problem Of Sickness In Right Perspective And Comes Out With Findings Useful For Researchers, Planners, Financiers, Entrepreneurs And Those Associated With The Development Of Ssi In The Country And The States.