Lok Sabha Question No. 2121 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-04
Subject: Startup Enterprises in India
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: S. Venkatesan

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2121.

TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, THE 04 TH  MARCH, 2020.

## STARTUP ENTERPRISES IN INDIA

## 2121.  SHRI S. VENKATESAN:

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

वाणिज्य

## एवं उद्योग मंत्री

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  recognized  any  startup  enterprises  under  its flagship programme in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether  any  startups  in  Tamil  Nadu  including  Madurai  districts  have  been recognised so far; and
- (d) if  so,  the  details  of  such  startups  in  Tamil  Nadu,  district-wise  including Madurai and if not, the reasons therefor?

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

- (a) & (b): Yes Sir, the Government has recognised startup enterprises under its flagship programme. 29,017 startups have been recognized by DPIIT as on 26 th February, 2020.
- (c) & (d): Yes Sir, DPIIT has recognised 1,492 startups in Tamil Nadu including 24 startups in Madurai district as on 26 th February, 2020. District-wise details of startups recognised in Tamil Nadu are annexed.

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ANNEXURE ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO    PARTS  (c)  &  (d)  OF  THE  LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2121 FOR ANSWER ON 04.03.2020.

|   S. No. | Districts       |   No. of DPIIT Recognised startups |
|----------|-----------------|------------------------------------|
|        1 | ARIYALUR        |                                  1 |
|        2 | CHENNAI         |                                790 |
|        3 | COIMBATORE      |                                197 |
|        4 | CUDDALORE       |                                  4 |
|        5 | DHARMAPURI      |                                  3 |
|        6 | DINDIGUL        |                                  5 |
|        7 | ERODE           |                                 21 |
|        8 | KANCHIPURAM     |                                206 |
|        9 | KANYAKUMARI     |                                 12 |
|       10 | KARUR           |                                  5 |
|       11 | KRISHNAGIRI     |                                 11 |
|       12 | MADURAI         |                                 24 |
|       13 | NAGAPATTINAM    |                                  2 |
|       14 | NAMAKKAL        |                                  8 |
|       15 | RAMANATHAPURAM  |                                  5 |
|       16 | SALEM           |                                 14 |
|       17 | SIVAGANGA       |                                  2 |
|       18 | THANJAVUR       |                                 11 |
|       19 | THE NILGIRIS    |                                  4 |
|       20 | THENI           |                                  2 |
|       21 | THOOTHUKUDI     |                                  6 |
|       22 | TIRUCHIRAPPALLI |                                 25 |
|       23 | TIRUNELVELI     |                                 10 |
|       24 | TIRUPPUR        |                                 15 |
|       25 | TIRUVALLUR      |                                 69 |
|       26 | TIRUVANNAMALAI  |                                  3 |
|       27 | TIRUVARUR       |                                  4 |
|       28 | VELLORE         |                                 18 |
|       29 | VILLUPURAM      |                                  8 |
|       30 | VIRUDHUNAGAR    |                                  7 |
|       31 | Grand Total     |                               1492 |

*As on 28 th February 2020