Lok Sabha Question No. 682 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-20
Subject: Facilities for New Start-ups
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Sangamlal Kadedin Gupta, Chandra Prakash Joshi, Ramdas Chandrabhanji Tadas, Manoj Kishorbhai Kotak

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT FOR PROMOTION OF INDUSTRY AND INTERNAL TRADE

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 682 TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, THE 20 TH  NOVEMBER, 2019.

## FACILITIES FOR NEW START-UPS

## 682.   SHRI SANGAM LAL GUPTA:

SHRI CHANDRA PRAKASH JOSHI:

SHRI RAMDAS C. TADAS:

SHRI MANOJ KOTAK:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY be pleased to state:

वाणिज्य

## एवं उद्योग मंत्री

- (a) whether the Government is taking any initiative or providing facilities for new start-ups in the country during the last five years and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether these facilities have resulted in increase in the number of start-ups and if  so, the reasons therefor;
- (c) the  number  of  start-ups  that  are  still  functional  for  three  years  after  their respective launch;
- (d) the number of start-ups that failed in three years after their launch along with the details thereof;
- (e) the number of start-ups which are functional in the parliamentary constituency of Pratapgarh at present and its contribution including the date since when it is functional along with the details thereof;
- (f) whether the rate at which start-ups were founded has slowed down, if so, the reasons therefor; and
- (g) the details of start-ups in the last five years, both city-wise and product-wise?

## ANSWER

## वाणिज ् य एवं उद्योग मंत्री ( श्री पीयूष गोयल ) THE MINISTER OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (SHRI  PIYUSH GOYAL)

- (a), (b) & (f): Startup India Initiative was launched on 16th January 2016. The Startup India Action Plan with 19 Action Points intends to build a strong  eco-system  for  nurturing  innovation  and  startups  in  the and generate large scale employment opportunities. The Action Plan

country that will drive sustainable economic growth is divided across the following areas:

## (c) to (e) & (g):

- i) Simplification and Handholding
2. ii) Funding Support and Incentives
3. iii) Industry- Academia Partnership and Incubation

The  incentives  being  provided  to  startups  under  Startup  India initiative to overcome their initial hurdles are given below:

- i) Self-Certification under 6 Labour Laws & 3 Environmental Laws
2. ii) Relaxations in Public Procurement Norms
3. iii) Faster exit under the Bankruptcy Code
4. iv) Rebates on Patent & Trademark filing fees, support from facilitators and expedited examination of Patent application
- v) Income  Tax  exemption  under  Section  80  IAC  of  Income Tax Act
6. vi) Exemption  from  Income  Tax  on  investments  received above fair market value under clause (ii) of the proviso to clause (viib) of sub-section (2) of section 56 of the Income Tax Act
7. vii) Funding support under the Fund of Funds for startups
8. viii) Guidance and facilitation support from Startup India Hub

The details of Startups founded all over country is not compiled, however,  various  initiatives  undertaken  under  Startup  India initiative  have resulted in increase in recognition of Startups by DPIIT since the launch of the initiative as under:

| Fiscal Year                       |   Number of startups recognized |
|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| 2016-2017                         |                             746 |
| 2017-2018                         |                            7961 |
| 2018-2019                         |                            8618 |
| 2019-2020 (Till November 5, 2019) |                            7141 |

The data on number of startups which are still functional for three years or have failed in three years of their launch is not compiled. As  per  data  self-reported  by  startups,  a  total  of  3  startups  from Pratapgarh have been recognized by DPIIT. List of state-wise and industry-wise startups recognized by DPIIT since the launch of the initiative  in  2016  based  on  data  self-reported  by  startups  are  at Annexure  I  and  Annexure  II,  respectively.  Product-based  data  of the recognized startup by DPIIT is not compiled.

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## ANNEXURE-I

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (c) TO (e) & (g) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 682 FOR ANSWER ON 20 TH  NOVEMBER, 2019.

## List of State/UT-wise number of Startups recognized by DPIIT

| State/UT                    |   2016 |   2017 |   2018 |   2019 (Till 5 th Novembe r 2019) |
|-----------------------------|--------|--------|--------|-----------------------------------|
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands |      0 |      1 |      2 |                                 5 |
| Andhra Pradesh              |      4 |    103 |    162 |                               140 |
| Arunachal Pradesh           |      0 |      0 |      2 |                                 2 |
| Assam                       |     10 |     35 |     68 |                                57 |
| Bihar                       |      1 |     48 |    149 |                               135 |
| Chandigarh                  |      9 |     22 |     27 |                                32 |
| Chhattisgarh                |     11 |     57 |    121 |                               143 |
| Dadra and Nagar Haveli      |      0 |      3 |      0 |                                 2 |
| Daman and Diu               |      0 |      1 |      1 |                                 0 |
| Delhi                       |     75 |    743 |   1187 |                              1152 |
| Goa                         |      2 |     20 |     44 |                                32 |
| Gujarat                     |     29 |    298 |    452 |                               514 |
| Haryana                     |     28 |    271 |    487 |                               591 |
| Himachal Pradesh            |      0 |      9 |     17 |                                25 |
| Jammu and Kashmir           |      2 |     15 |     48 |                                37 |
| Jharkhand                   |      2 |     35 |     88 |                                80 |
| Karnataka                   |     67 |    886 |   1213 |                              1374 |
| Kerala                      |     24 |    172 |    332 |                               563 |
| Madhya Pradesh              |      7 |    107 |    297 |                               272 |
| Maharashtra                 |     93 |   1104 |   1661 |                              1778 |
| Manipur                     |      0 |      4 |      7 |                                 4 |
| Meghalaya                   |      0 |      0 |      2 |                                 6 |
| Mizoram                     |      0 |      0 |      2 |                                 1 |
| Nagaland                    |      1 |      4 |      2 |                                 2 |
| Odisha                      |      4 |    115 |    168 |                               142 |
| Pondicherry                 |      0 |      3 |     16 |                                 6 |
| Punjab                      |      7 |     31 |     70 |                                81 |
| Rajasthan                   |     14 |    140 |    246 |                               300 |
| Sikkim                      |      0 |      1 |      0 |                                 2 |
| Tamil Nadu                  |     54 |    271 |    459 |                               489 |
| Telangana                   |     20 |    328 |    511 |                               492 |
| Tripura                     |      0 |      0 |      4 |                                 5 |
| Uttar Pradesh               |     29 |    413 |    791 |                               709 |
| Uttarakhand                 |      4 |     45 |     69 |                                84 |
| West Bengal                 |      8 |    181 |    275 |                               255 |

## ANNEXURE-II

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (c) TO (e) & (g) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 682 FOR ANSWER ON 20 TH  NOVEMBER, 2019.

## List of industry-wise number of startups recognized by DPIIT

| Industry                            |   2016 |   2017 |   2018 |   2019(Till 5th Novembe r 2019) |
|-------------------------------------|--------|--------|--------|---------------------------------|
| Advertising                         |      0 |     54 |     92 |                              89 |
| Aeronautics/Aerospace & Defence     |      0 |     24 |     78 |                              87 |
| Agriculture                         |      0 |    174 |    319 |                             427 |
| AI                                  |      0 |     73 |    218 |                             288 |
| Analytics                           |      0 |     64 |    102 |                             106 |
| Animation                           |      0 |      5 |     13 |                              12 |
| AR/VR (Augmented + Virtual Reality) |      0 |     40 |     66 |                              81 |
| Architecture/Interior Design        |      0 |     19 |     52 |                              56 |
| Art & Photography                   |      0 |     35 |     32 |                              32 |
| Automotive                          |      0 |     82 |    141 |                             158 |
| Chemicals                           |      0 |     21 |     41 |                              54 |
| Computer Vision                     |      0 |     23 |     33 |                              33 |
| Construction                        |      0 |     83 |    212 |                             282 |
| Dating/Matrimonial                  |      0 |      3 |      8 |                              11 |
| Design                              |      0 |     53 |    105 |                              79 |
| Education                           |      0 |    313 |    767 |                             658 |
| Enterprise Software                 |      0 |    148 |    249 |                             263 |
| Events                              |      0 |     22 |     40 |                              52 |
| Fashion                             |      0 |     59 |    111 |                             102 |
| Finance Technology                  |      0 |    160 |    237 |                             362 |
| Food & Beverages                    |      0 |    179 |    365 |                             450 |
| Green Technology                    |      0 |    128 |    274 |                             310 |
| Healthcare & Lifesciences           |      0 |    424 |    768 |                             808 |
| House-Hold Services                 |      0 |     38 |     76 |                              78 |
| Human Resources                     |      0 |     53 |    149 |                             171 |
| Internet of Things                  |      0 |    143 |    265 |                             246 |
| IT Services                         |      0 |    610 |   1417 |                            1351 |
| Marketing                           |      0 |     73 |    243 |                             226 |
| Media & Entertainment               |      0 |     96 |    166 |                             197 |
| Nanotechnology                      |      0 |     12 |     21 |                              20 |
| Non-Renewable Energy                |      0 |     12 |     27 |                              31 |
| Other Specialty Retailers           |      0 |     30 |     66 |                              63 |
| Pets & Animals                      |      0 |     12 |     22 |                              24 |
| Professional & Commercial Services  |      0 |    190 |    388 |                             400 |
| Real Estate                         |      0 |     34 |     80 |                              95 |

| Renewable Energy               |   0 |   142 |   292 |   262 |
|--------------------------------|-----|-------|-------|-------|
| Retail                         |   0 |   116 |   241 |   224 |
| Robotics                       |   0 |    28 |    71 |    81 |
| Safety                         |   0 |    10 |    27 |    26 |
| Security Solutions             |   0 |    36 |    87 |    84 |
| Social Impact                  |   0 |    37 |    64 |    73 |
| Social Network                 |   0 |    60 |    82 |   105 |
| Sports                         |   0 |    25 |    40 |    54 |
| Technology Hardware            |   0 |   152 |   260 |   286 |
| Telecommunication & Networking |   0 |    53 |   105 |    83 |
| Textiles & Apparel             |   0 |    61 |   100 |   105 |
| Transportation & Storage       |   0 |   100 |   164 |   216 |
| Travel & Tourism               |   0 |    72 |   199 |   211 |
| Not Reported                   | 505 |  1085 |     5 |     0 |

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