Lok Sabha Question No. 4123 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-18
Subject: Formulation of Startup Policies
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Shyam Yadav Singh

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4123. TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, THE  18 TH   MARCH, 2020.

## FORMULATION OF STARTUP POLICIES

## 4123.  SHRI SHYAM SINGH YADAV:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY be pleased to state: वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्री

- (a) the details of the State Governments that have formulated Startup policies at present; and
- (b) the details of the top performing States in terms of registration and execution of startups?

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

- (a): The details of the State/UT Governments that have formulated Startup policies as on 15 th March 2020 are at Annexure-I.
- (b): Since the launch of Startup India initiative on 16th January 2016, a total of  28,979  Startups  have  been  recognized  by  DPIIT  as  on  1st  March 2020. The State/UT wise breakup of these startups is at Annexure-II. DPIIT launched the first edition of State/UT Startup Ranking Framework on 6 th February, 2018 to encourage States and UTs to take proactive  steps  towards  strengthening  the  Startup  ecosystem  within their jurisdiction. There were 38 action points categorized into 7 broad areas such as Startup Policy and Implementation, Incubation support, Seed Funding, Angel and Venture Funding, Simplification of Regulations, Easing Public Procurement and Awareness & Outreach. The ranking methodology created a healthy competition among States to further learn, share and adopt best practices. 27 States and 3 Union Territories  participated  in  the  exhaustive  ranking  exercise.  The  final rankings of SRF 2018 were announced on 20th December, 2018 and the States were felicitated by DPIIT. The details of the States/UTs in terms of their performance as per States Ranking Framework 2018 are at Annexure-III.

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## ANNEXURE-I

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4123 FOR ANSWER ON 18.03.2020.

## Details of the State/UT Governments that have formulated Startup policies:

|   S No. | State/UT                  | Policy formed   |
|---------|---------------------------|-----------------|
|       1 | Andhra Pradesh            | Oct' 14         |
|       2 | Kerala                    | Oct' 14         |
|       3 | Rajasthan                 | Oct' 15         |
|       4 | Goa                       | Dec' 15         |
|       5 | Karnataka                 | Jan' 16         |
|       6 | West Bengal               | Jan' 16         |
|       7 | Telangana                 | Apr' 16         |
|       8 | Gujarat                   | Jun '16         |
|       9 | Jharkhand                 | Jul' 16         |
|      10 | Uttarakhand               | Jul' 16         |
|      11 | Uttar Pradesh             | Jul' 16         |
|      12 | Madhya Pradesh            | Aug' 16         |
|      13 | Odisha                    | Aug' 16         |
|      14 | Bihar                     | Sept' 16        |
|      15 | Chhattisgarh              | Sept' 16        |
|      16 | Manipur                   | Dec' 16         |
|      17 | Himachal Pradesh          | Dec' 16         |
|      18 | Haryana                   | Sept' 17        |
|      19 | Sikkim                    | Sept' 17        |
|      20 | Assam                     | Oct' 17         |
|      21 | Punjab                    | Nov' 17         |
|      22 | Maharashtra               | Jan' 18         |
|      23 | Jammu & Kashmir           | Sept' 18        |
|      24 | Andaman & Nicobar Islands | Dec' 18         |
|      25 | Tamil Nadu                | Jan' 19         |
|      26 | Meghalaya                 | Jun' 19         |
|      27 | Nagaland                  | Jun' 19         |
|      28 | Tripura                   | Oct' 19         |
|      29 | Puducherry                | Dec'19          |

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## ANNEXURE - II ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (b)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4123 FOR ANSWER ON 18.03.2020.

## Recognized Startups under Startup India initiative - State/UT-wise

| S. No.   | States                      |   Number of recognized Startups |
|----------|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
| 1.       | Andaman and Nicobar Islands |                              12 |
| 2.       | Andhra Pradesh              |                             478 |
| 3.       | Arunachal Pradesh           |                               4 |
| 4.       | Assam                       |                             197 |
| 5.       | Bihar                       |                             374 |
| 6.       | Chandigarh                  |                             105 |
| 7.       | Chhattisgarh                |                             377 |
| 8.       | Dadra and Nagar Haveli      |                               6 |
| 9.       | Daman and Diu               |                               3 |
| 10.      | Delhi                       |                            3740 |
| 11.      | Goa                         |                             113 |
| 12.      | Gujarat                     |                            1555 |
| 13.      | Haryana                     |                            1635 |
| 14.      | Himachal Pradesh            |                              64 |
| 15.      | Jammu and Kashmir           |                             108 |
| 16.      | Jharkhand                   |                             235 |
| 17.      | Karnataka                   |                            4206 |
| 18.      | Kerala                      |                            1292 |
| 19.      | Lakshadweep                 |                               1 |
| 20.      | Madhya Pradesh              |                             815 |
| 21.      | Maharashtra                 |                            5477 |
| 22.      | Manipur                     |                              19 |
| 23.      | Meghalaya                   |                               9 |
| 24.      | Mizoram                     |                               3 |
| 25.      | Nagaland                    |                              10 |
| 26.      | Odisha                      |                             520 |
| 27.      | Pondicherry                 |                              30 |
| 28.      | Punjab                      |                             223 |
| 29.      | Rajasthan                   |                             823 |
| 30.      | Sikkim                      |                               3 |
| 31.      | Tamil Nadu                  |                            1509 |
| 32.      | Telangana                   |                            1609 |
| 33.      | Tripura                     |                              12 |
| 34.      | Uttar Pradesh               |                            2342 |
| 35.      | Uttarakhand                 |                             231 |
| 36.      | West Bengal                 |                             839 |
|          | Total                       |                           28979 |

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ANNEXURE-III

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (b)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4123 FOR ANSWER ON 18.03.2020.

Details  of  the  States/UTs  in  terms  of  their  performance  in  the  State  Ranking Framework 2018:

| Category          | Name of the State   |
|-------------------|---------------------|
| BEST PERFORMER    | GUJARAT             |
| TOP PERFORMERS    | KARNATAKA           |
| TOP PERFORMERS    | KERALA              |
| TOP PERFORMERS    | ODISHA              |
| TOP PERFORMERS    | RAJASTHAN           |
| LEADERS           | ANDHRA PRADESH      |
| LEADERS           | BIHAR               |
| LEADERS           | CHHATTISGARH        |
| LEADERS           | MADHYA PRADESH      |
| LEADERS           | TELANGANA           |
| ASPRIRING LEADERS | HARYANA             |
| ASPRIRING LEADERS | HIMACHAL PRADESH    |
| ASPRIRING LEADERS | JHARKHAND           |
| ASPRIRING LEADERS | UTTAR PRADESH       |
| ASPRIRING LEADERS | WEST BENGAL         |
| EMERGING STATES   | ASSAM               |
| EMERGING STATES   | DELHI               |
| EMERGING STATES   | GOA                 |
| EMERGING STATES   | JAMMU & KASHMIR     |
| EMERGING STATES   | MAHARASHTRA         |
| EMERGING STATES   | PUNJAB              |
| EMERGING STATES   | TAMIL NADU          |
| EMERGING STATES   | UTTARAKHAND         |
| BEGINNERS         | CHANDIGARH          |
| BEGINNERS         | MANIPUR             |
| BEGINNERS         | MIZORAM             |
| BEGINNERS         | NAGALAND            |
| BEGINNERS         | PUDUCHERRY          |
| BEGINNERS         | SIKKIM              |
| BEGINNERS         | TRIPURA             |

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