Maharashtra has highest number of recognized startups followed by Karnataka, Delhi and Uttar Pradesh

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Startup India initiative was launched by the Government on 16th January 2016. Under this initiative, entities are being recognized by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) as startups as per eligibility conditions prescribed under G.S.R. notification 127 (E) dated 19th February, 2019. The year-wise, state-wise details of the recognition of startups since the launch of the initiative in 2016 is placed at Annexure-I.

The State/UT-wise details of total number of employment generated, as self-reported by the startups recognized by the DPIIT, as on 30th June 2022, is placed at Annexure-II.

The measures taken by the Government to promote startups across the country are placed at Annexure-III. All the initiatives under the Startup India are inclusive and are implemented across States, cities, towns and rural areas.

There is no centralized compilation of information on the investments raised by startups.

 

ANNEXURE-I

The year-wise, state-wise detail of the startups recognized by the DPIIT as on 30th June 2022 is as under:

 

State/ UTs 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Grand Total
Andaman and Nicobar Islands 1 2 8 5 13 5 34
Andhra Pradesh 4 100 160 176 232 297 164 1,133
Arunachal Pradesh 2 2 4 2 10
Assam 10 34 68 67 119 188 116 602
Bihar 1 47 145 154 258 390 242 1,237
Chandigarh 9 22 26 40 54 69 37 257
Chhattisgarh 11 56 119 160 154 166 118 784
Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu 4 1 3 5 12 7 32
Delhi 66 727 1,158 1,378 1,771 2,191 1,345 8,636
Goa 2 19 43 41 67 81 53 306
Gujarat 24 285 442 600 879 1,717 973 4,920
Haryana 27 255 478 702 809 1,063 651 3,985
Himachal Pradesh 9 16 29 41 56 53 204
Jammu and Kashmir 2 14 43 38 64 132 82 375
Jharkhand 2 35 85 88 164 191 110 675
Karnataka 61 842 1,184 1,675 1,739 2,144 1,236 8,881
Kerala 25 163 326 653 702 921 487 3,277
Ladakh 1 2 3
Lakshadweep 1 1
Madhya Pradesh 7 102 289 329 425 558 409 2,119
Maharashtra 86 1,058 1,620 2,129 2,685 3,721 2,220 13,519
Manipur 4 7 6 12 37 13 79
Meghalaya 2 5 9 7 23
Mizoram 2 1 1 2 1 7
Nagaland 1 4 2 2 5 7 3 24
Odisha 4 108 166 184 277 392 198 1,329
Puducherry 3 15 10 13 17 14 72
Punjab 7 28 65 93 146 241 136 716
Rajasthan 14 137 241 349 496 620 442 2,299
Sikkim 1 2 1 3 1 8
Tamil Nadu 49 257 449 609 756 1,103 730 3,953
Telangana 20 312 501 596 802 987 657 3,875
Tripura 2 7 23 12 18 62
Uttar Pradesh 27 392 776 881 1,377 1,968 1,233 6,654
Uttarakhand 4 43 69 97 114 162 112 601
West Bengal 8 171 271 303 398 686 464 2,301
Grand Total 471 5,233 8,775 11,417 14,596 20,160 12,341 72,993

 

ANNEXURE-II

The State/UT-wise details of total number of employment generated, as self-reported by the startups recognized by the DPIIT, as on 30th June 2022, is as under:

State-wise details total number of employment generated (as on 30th June 2022)
S. No. States/ UTs Number of Employees
1 Andaman and Nicobar Islands 215
2 Andhra Pradesh 11,243
3 Arunachal Pradesh 69
4 Assam 5,335
5 Bihar 10,156
6 Chandigarh 2,347
7 Chhattisgarh 6,912
8 Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu 423
9 Delhi 87,643
10 Goa 2,065
11 Gujarat 51,193
12 Haryana 48,843
13 Himachal Pradesh 1,558
14 Jammu and Kashmir 2,808
15 Jharkhand 5,088
16 Karnataka 1,03,541
17 Kerala 28,451
18 Ladakh 27
19 Lakshadweep 7
20 Madhya Pradesh 23,198
21 Maharashtra 1,46,132
22 Manipur 806
23 Meghalaya 179
24 Mizoram 87
25 Nagaland 198
26 Odisha 14,019
27 Puducherry 740
28 Punjab 9,196
29 Rajasthan 24,599
30 Sikkim 58
31 Tamil Nadu 39,832
32 Telangana 44,649
33 Tripura 1,005
34 Uttar Pradesh 67,694
35 Uttarakhand 5,019
36 West Bengal 22,419
  Grand Total 7,67,754

 

ANNEXURE-III

Programs Launched under Startup India initiative

The details of various programs undertaken by the Government to promote startups under Startup India initiative across the country are as under:

  1. Startup India Action Plan: An Action Plan for Startup India was unveiled on 16th January 2016. The Action Plan comprises of 19 action items spanning across areas such as “Simplification and handholding”, “Funding support and incentives” and “Industry-academia partnership and incubation”. The Action Plan laid the foundation of Government support, schemes and incentives envisaged to create a vibrant startup ecosystem in the country.
  2. Fund of Funds for Startups (FFS) Scheme: The Government has established FFS with corpus of Rs. 10,000 crore, to meet the funding needs of startups. DPIIT is the monitoring agency and Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) is the operating agency for FFS. The total corpus of Rs. 10,000 crore is envisaged to be provided over the 14th and 15th Finance Commission cycles based on progress of the scheme and availability of funds. It has not only made capital available for startups at early stage, seed stage and growth stage but also played a catalytic role in terms of facilitating raising of domestic capital, reducing dependence on foreign capital and encouraging home grown and new venture capital funds.
  3. Regulatory Reforms: 52 regulatory reforms have been undertaken by the Government since 2016 to enhance ease of doing business, ease of raising capital and reduce compliance burden for the startup ecosystem.
  4. Support for Intellectual Property Protection:Startups are eligible for fast-tracked patent application examination and disposal. The Government launched Start-ups Intellectual Property Protection (SIPP) which facilitates the startups to file applications for patents, designs and trademarks through registered facilitators in appropriate IP offices by paying only the statutory fees. Facilitators under this Scheme are responsible for providing general advisory on diff­erent IPRs, and information on protecting and promoting IPRs in other countries. The Government bears the entire fees of the facilitators for any number of patents, trademark or designs, and startups only bear the cost of the statutory fees payable. Startups are provided with an 80% rebate in filing of patents and 50% rebate in filling of trademark vis-a-vis other companies.
  5. Self-Certification under Labour and Environmental laws: Startups are allowed to self-certify their compliance under 9 Labour and 3 Environment laws for a period of 3 to 5 years from the date of incorporation.
  1. Income Tax Exemption for 3 years:Startups incorporated on or after 1st April 2016 can apply for income tax exemption. The recognized startups that are granted an Inter-Ministerial Board Certificate are exempted from income-tax for a period of 3 consecutive years out of 10 years since incorporation.
  2. International Market Access to Indian Startups: One of the key objectives under the Startup India initiative is to help connect Indian startup ecosystem to global startup ecosystems through various engagement models. This has been done though international Government to Government partnerships, participation in international forums and hosting of global events. Startup India has launched bridges with over 15 countries (Brazil, Sweden, Russia, Portugal, UK, Finland, Netherlands, Singapore, Israel, Japan, South Korea, Canada, Croatia, Qatar and UAE) that provides a soft-landing platform for startups from the partner nations and aid in promoting cross collaboration.
  3. Faster Exit for Startups:The Government has notified Startups as ‘fast track firms’ enabling them to wind up operations within 90 days vis-a-vis 180 days for other companies.
  4. Startup India Hub: The Government launched a Startup India Online Hub on 19th June 2017 which is one of its kind online platform for all stakeholders of the entrepreneurial ecosystem in India to discover, connect and engage with each other. The Online Hub hostsStartups, Investors, Funds, Mentors, Academic Institutions, Incubators, Accelerators, Corporates, Government Bodies and more.
  5. Exemption for the Purpose Of Clause (VII)(b) of Sub-section (2) of Section 56 of the Act (2019):A DPIIT recognized startup is eligible for exemption from the provisions of section 56(2)(viib) of the Income Tax Act.
  6. Startup India Showcase: Startup India Showcase is an online discovery platform for the most promising startups of the country chosen through various programs for startupsexhibited in a form of virtual profiles. The startups showcased on the platform have distinctly emerged as the best in their fields. These innovations span across various cutting-edge sectors such as Fintech, EntrepriseTech, Social Impact, HealthTech, EdTech, among others. These startups are solving critical problems and have shown exceptional innovation in their respective sectors. Ecosystem stakeholders have nurtured and supported these startups, thereby validating their presence on this platform.
  7. National Startup Advisory Council: The Government in January 2020 notified constitution of the National Startup Advisory Council to advise the Government on measures needed to build a strong ecosystem for nurturing innovation and startups in the country to drive sustainable economic growth and generate large scale employment opportunities. Besides the ex-officio members, the council has a number of non-official members, representing various stakeholders from the startup ecosystem.
  8. Startup India: The Way Ahead: Startup India: The Way Ahead at 5 years celebration of Startup India was unveiled on 16th January 2021 which includes actionable plans for promotion of ease of doing business for startups, greater role of technology in executing various reforms, building capacities of stakeholders and enabling a digital Aatmanirbhar Bharat.
  9. Startup India Seed Fund Scheme (SISFS): Easy availability of capital is essential for entrepreneurs at the early stages of growth of an enterprise. The capital required at this stage often presents a make-or-break situation for startups with good business ideas. The Scheme aims to provide financial assistance to startups for proof of concept, prototype development, product trials, market entry and commercialization. Rs. 945 crore has been sanctioned under the SISFS Scheme for period of 4 years starting from 2021-22.

 

This information was given by the Minister of State in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Som Parkash, in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.