Lok Sabha Question No. 2194 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-24
Subject: Promotion of Startups
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: KULAMANI SAMAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL POLICY & PROMOTION

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2194. TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY, THE 24 TH  DECEMBER, 2018.

## PROMOTION OF STARTUPS

## 2194.  DR. KULAMANI SAMAL:

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

## वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्री

- (a) whether the Government has recently called on firms of foreign countries like the  United  States,  China,  Japan,  Hong  Kong,  Singapore  to  attract  foreign capital for the largest startup base in the country and if so, the details thereof along with its key objectives;
- (b) the details  of  the  States  wherein  these  startups are  to  come  up, State-wise including Odisha;
- (c) the  details  of  the  startups  established  in  different  States  along  with  the employment  generated  therefrom  during  each  of  the  year  since  2014-15, State-wise; and
- (d) the steps taken by the Government to ensure even employment opportunities are generated across all States in this regard?

## ANSWER

## वाणिज् य एवं उद्योग मंत्रालय में राज् यमंत्री (श्री सी.आर. चौधरी) THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (SHRI C.R. CHAUDHARY)

- (a): Startup India Global Venture Capital Summit 2018 was held on 7 th  December 2018 in  Goa.  It  was  a  unique  gathering  of  Global  Fund  Managers,  Limited Partners, Officials from the Government of India and path-breaking startups. The dialogue focused on the huge return-generating potential of India's vast and diverse market monetized through cutting-edge technologies supported by investor-friendly regulations. The country-wise numbers of Venture Capital funds who participated in the event is present at annexure I.
- (b): There  is  no  specific  plan  for  establishment  of  Startups  across  the  country under Startup India initiative.
- (c): 14,565 startups operating out of 35 States and Union Territories have been recognized under Startup India initiative as on 11.12.2018. Of these, 12,723 startups have self-declared employment information. The state-wise number of  recognized  startups  and  employment  generated  based  on  self-declared information by startups is present at annexure II. The year wise employment data is not centrally compiled.
- (d): No steps are envisaged for ensuring even employment generation across all States under Startup India initiative.

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ANNEXURE I ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2194 FOR ANSWER ON 24.12.2018 Country-wise  numbers  of  Venture  Capital  funds  who  participated  in  Global  VC

## Summit 2018

| S. No.   | Country   |   Unique Funds |
|----------|-----------|----------------|
| 1        | India     |             45 |
| 2        | Japan     |             12 |
| 3        | USA       |              3 |
| 4        | China     |              2 |
| 5        | Hong Kong |              2 |
| 6        | Korea     |              1 |
| 7        | Russia    |              1 |
| 8        | Singapore |              1 |
| 9        | Sri Lanka |              1 |
|          | Total     |             68 |

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## ANNEXURE II

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (c)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2194 FOR ANSWER ON 24.12.2018

State-wise  number  of  recognized  startups  and  employment  generated  based  on self-declared information by startups

| S. No.   | State / UT                  | Number of Startups recognized under Startup India   | Number of Startups self- reporting employment   | Total Employment based on self- reported information by Startups   |
|----------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1        | Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 4                                                   | 4                                               | 31                                                                 |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh              | 272                                                 | 245                                             | 2,612                                                              |
| 3        | Arunachal Pradesh           | 4                                                   | 3                                               | 11                                                                 |
| 4        | Assam                       | 111                                                 | 87                                              | 1,116                                                              |
| 5        | Bihar                       | 189                                                 | 179                                             | 1,699                                                              |
| 6        | Chandigarh                  | 54                                                  | 40                                              | 516                                                                |
| 7        | Chhattisgarh                | 185                                                 | 155                                             | 1,290                                                              |
| 8        | Dadra and Nagar Haveli      | 3                                                   | 3                                               | 108                                                                |
| 9        | Daman and Diu               | 2                                                   | 1                                               | 2                                                                  |
| 10       | Delhi                       | 1,949                                               | 1,670                                           | 19,331                                                             |
| 11       | Goa                         | 66                                                  | 59                                              | 520                                                                |
| 12       | Gujarat                     | 764                                                 | 654                                             | 7,899                                                              |
| 13       | Haryana                     | 765                                                 | 670                                             | 8,304                                                              |
| 14       | Himachal Pradesh            | 27                                                  | 25                                              | 214                                                                |
| 15       | Jammu and Kashmir           | 66                                                  | 62                                              | 568                                                                |
| 16       | Jharkhand                   | 125                                                 | 115                                             | 705                                                                |
| 17       | Karnataka                   | 2,107                                               | 1,837                                           | 22,322                                                             |
| 18       | Kerala                      | 509                                                 | 432                                             | 4,660                                                              |
| 19       | Madhya Pradesh              | 403                                                 | 366                                             | 3,071                                                              |
| 20       | Maharashtra                 | 2,787                                               | 2,406                                           | 27,293                                                             |
| 21       | Manipur                     | 11                                                  | 11                                              | 88                                                                 |
| 22       | Meghalaya                   | 2                                                   | 2                                               | 5                                                                  |
| 23       | Mizoram                     | 2                                                   | 2                                               | 47                                                                 |
| 24       | Nagaland                    | 7                                                   | 5                                               | 31                                                                 |
| 25       | Orissa                      | 278                                                 | 250                                             | 2,751                                                              |
| 26       | Pondicherry                 | 19                                                  | 19                                              | 234                                                                |
| 27       | Punjab                      | 106                                                 | 88                                              | 944                                                                |
| 28       | Rajasthan                   | 392                                                 | 353                                             | 4,445                                                              |
| 29       | Sikkim                      | 1                                                   | 1                                               | 6                                                                  |
| 30       | Tamil Nadu                  | 765                                                 | 637                                             | 8,137                                                              |
| 31       | Telangana                   | 824                                                 | 742                                             | 8,277                                                              |
| 32       | Tripura                     | 4                                                   | 4                                               | 259                                                                |
| 33       | Uttar Pradesh               | 1,201                                               | 1,085                                           | 11,150                                                             |
| 34       | Uttarakhand                 | 114                                                 | 99                                              | 972                                                                |
| 35       | West Bengal                 | 447                                                 | 412                                             | 3,846                                                              |
|          | Grand Total                 | 14,565                                              | 12,723                                          | 1,43,464                                                           |

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