Lok Sabha Question No. 2912 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-11
Subject: Formation of Start-Up Companies
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: M. K. Raghavan

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2912.

TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, THE  11 TH   MARCH, 2020.

## FORMATION OF START-UP COMPANIES

## 2912.  SHRI M.K. RAGHAVAN:

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

वाणिज्य

## एवं उद्योग मंत्री

- (a) the total number of Start-Up companies formed in the country in the last five years, State-wise;
- (b) the details of the overall cost involved in these companies with the share of the Government, promoters and loans;
- (c) the details of the fields/areas in which these companies were formed and the total  number  of  employment  generated  by  these  companies  in  the  last  five years, State-wise and year-wise; and
- (d) the total number of existing companies and the details of those wound up as on December 2019?

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

- (a): The  data  of  all  startup  companies  formed  in  the  country  is  not  centrally compiled. However, since the launch of Startup India initiative on 16 th January 2016,  a  total  of  28,979  Startups  have  been  recognized  by  DPIIT  as  on  1 st , March 2020. The State wise breakup of these startups is at Annexure-I.
- (b): The details of the overall cost involved in these companies with the share of the Government, promoters and loans are not centrally maintained.
- (c): The details  of  the  fields/areas  in  which  the  DPIIT  recognized    Startups  were formed are at Annexure-2. As on 1 st March 2020, a total number of 3,37,335 employment  has  been  reported  by  27,137  DPIIT  Recognized  startups.  The details of total number of employment generated by these companies since the launch of Startup India initiative, State-wise and year-wise are at Annexure-3.
- (d): As  on  1 st ,  March  2020,  a  total  of  28,979  Startups  have  been  recognised  by DPIIT. The details of those wound up is not centrally maintained.

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## ANNEXURE - I

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2912 FOR ANSWER ON 11.03.2020.

## Recognized Startups under Startup India initiative - State-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 - 2

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (c)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2912 FOR ANSWER ON 11.03.2020.

## Details of the fields/areas in which these companies were formed

|   S. No. | Industry                            |   No of Recognised startups |
|----------|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|        1 | Advertising                         |                         282 |
|        2 | Aeronautics/Aerospace & Defence     |                         216 |
|        3 | Agriculture                         |                        1123 |
|        4 | AI                                  |                         694 |
|        5 | Analytics                           |                         308 |
|        6 | Animation                           |                          32 |
|        7 | AR/VR (Augmented + Virtual Reality) |                         209 |
|        8 | Architecture/Interior Design        |                         155 |
|        9 | Art & Photography                   |                         116 |
|       10 | Automotive                          |                         454 |
|       11 | Chemicals                           |                         136 |
|       12 | Computer Vision                     |                         108 |
|       13 | Construction                        |                         699 |
|       14 | Dating/Matrimonial                  |                          27 |
|       15 | Design                              |                         277 |
|       16 | Education                           |                        2031 |
|       17 | Enterprise Software                 |                         782 |
|       18 | Events                              |                         137 |
|       19 | Fashion                             |                         328 |
|       20 | Finance Technology                  |                         930 |
|       21 | Food & Beverages                    |                        1183 |
|       22 | Green Technology                    |                         868 |
|       23 | Healthcare & Lifesciences           |                        2425 |
|       24 | House-Hold Services                 |                         220 |
|       25 | Human Resources                     |                         461 |
|       26 | Internet of Things                  |                         758 |
|       27 | IT Services                         |                        4064 |
|       28 | Marketing                           |                         629 |
|       29 | Media & Entertainment               |                         534 |
|       30 | Nanotechnology                      |                          66 |
|       31 | Non- Renewable Energy               |                          79 |
|       32 | Other Specialty Retailers           |                         189 |
|       33 | Pets & Animals                      |                          72 |
|       34 | Professional & Commercial Services  |                        1214 |
|       35 | Real Estate                         |                         261 |
|       36 | Renewable Energy                    |                         814 |
|       37 | Retail                              |                         704 |
|       38 | Robotics                            |                         210 |
|       39 | Safety                              |                          80 |

| 40   | Security Solutions             |   252 |
|------|--------------------------------|-------|
| 41   | Social Impact                  |   203 |
| 42   | Social Network                 |   283 |
| 43   | Sports                         |   158 |
| 44   | Technology Hardware            |   867 |
| 45   | Telecommunication & Networking |   281 |
| 46   | Textiles & Apparel             |   318 |
| 47   | Transportation & Storage       |   561 |
| 48   | Travel & Tourism               |   583 |
| 49   | Others                         |  1598 |
|      | Total                          | 28979 |

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## ANNEXURE - 3

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (c)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2912 FOR ANSWER ON 11.03.2020.

## Details of employment generated by the Startups, State-wise:

| State/UT                    |   Number of Recognized Startups Reporting Employment |   Number of Employees Reported by these Startups |
|-----------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands |                                                   12 |                                              103 |
| Andhra Pradesh              |                                                  449 |                                             4715 |
| Arunachal Pradesh           |                                                    4 |                                               22 |
| Assam                       |                                                  174 |                                             2071 |
| Bihar                       |                                                  363 |                                             3393 |
| Chandigarh                  |                                                   91 |                                              966 |
| Chhattisgarh                |                                                  347 |                                             3052 |
| Dadra and Nagar Haveli      |                                                    6 |                                              142 |
| Daman and Diu               |                                                    2 |                                                5 |
| Delhi                       |                                                 3462 |                                            40795 |
| Goa                         |                                                  106 |                                              898 |
| Gujarat                     |                                                 1449 |                                            19845 |
| Haryana                     |                                                 1541 |                                            23383 |
| Himachal Pradesh            |                                                   62 |                                              681 |
| Jammu and Kashmir           |                                                  104 |                                             1005 |
| Jharkhand                   |                                                  225 |                                             1521 |
| Karnataka                   |                                                 3936 |                                            54270 |
| Kerala                      |                                                 1216 |                                            10958 |
| Lakshadweep                 |                                                    1 |                                                7 |
| Madhya Pradesh              |                                                  778 |                                             8229 |
| Maharashtra                 |                                                 5096 |                                            63595 |
| Manipur                     |                                                   19 |                                              163 |
| Meghalaya                   |                                                    9 |                                               43 |
| Mizoram                     |                                                    3 |                                               50 |
| Nagaland                    |                                                    8 |                                               49 |
| Odisha                      |                                                  490 |                                             5675 |
| Pondicherry                 |                                                   30 |                                              346 |
| Punjab                      |                                                  205 |                                             2553 |
| Rajasthan                   |                                                  783 |                                             9866 |
| Sikkim                      |                                                    3 |                                               12 |
| Tamil Nadu                  |                                                 1381 |                                            17708 |
| Telangana                   |                                                 1526 |                                            21943 |
| Tripura                     |                                                   12 |                                              307 |
| Uttar Pradesh               |                                                 2224 |                                            27622 |
| Uttarakhand                 |                                                  216 |                                             1950 |
| West Bengal                 |                                                  804 |                                             9392 |
| Total                       |                                                27137 |                                           337335 |

Details of employment generated by the Startups, Year-wise:

| Fiscal Year                       |   Number of Recognized Startups |   Number of Startups Reporting Employment |   Number of Employees Reported by these Startups |
|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
| FY 2016-17                        |                             746 |                                         1 |                                               10 |
| FY 2017-18                        |                            7964 |                                      6962 |                                            81653 |
| FY 2018-19                        |                            8612 |                                      8522 |                                            95350 |
| FY 2019-20 (Till 1 st March 2020) |                           11657 |                                     11652 |                                           160322 |
| Total                             |                           28979 |                                     27137 |                                           337335 |

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