Lok Sabha Question No. 1732 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-27
Subject: Startup Ecosystem
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Su Thirunavukkarasar

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

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1732. TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, THE 27 TH  JULY, 2022.

## STARTUP ECOSYSTEMS

## 1732.  SHRI THIRUNAVUKKARASAR SU:

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

- (a) whether the Government has ranked States on 'Support to Startup Ecosystems';
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise;
- (c) whether the Government has directed all Startups to come under 'Government eMarket place (GeM) platform;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the response received thereto so far?

## ANSWER

## वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्रालय में राज्य मंत्री ( श्री सोम प्रकाश ) THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (SHRI SOM PARKASH)

- (a) & (b): The  Government  under  Startup  India  initiative  launched  States'  Startup Ranking Exercise in 2018 to rank States and Union Territories (UTs) on the basis  of  policy  measures  being  taken  by  them  to  promote  their  startup ecosystems. So far, three such exercises have been undertaken by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT). The result of the participating States and UTs in three editions of the States' Ranking Exercise is placed at Annexure-I .
- (c) to (e): Government  e-Marketplace (GeM) is an online platform for public procurement  in  India. The  portal  provides  relaxation  to  Startups,  as recognized by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) as per G.S.R. notification 127 (E) dated 19 th  February, 2019, from criteria  of 'prior  experience',  'turnover' and 'submission  of  EMD' as  per norms of General Financial Rules, 2017.

The GeM platform facilitates on-boarding of recognised startups through its 'Startup Runway' portal, which is a dedicated platform for startups, to offer their products and services for government procurement.

As on 30 th  June 2022, 14,311 startups have been on-boarded on GeM, with 1,40,530 orders from public entities, totaling over Rs. 8,040 crore.

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) & (b) OF THE  LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1732 FOR ANSWER ON 27.07.2022.

The result of the participating States and UTs in three editions of the States' Ranking Exercise is as under:

## Result of States' Startup Ranking Exercise 2021

|   S.No | State/UT                                 | Award                       |
|--------|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|      1 | Gujarat                                  | Best Performer              |
|      2 | Karnataka                                | Best Performer              |
|      3 | Meghalaya                                | Best Performer              |
|      4 | Kerala                                   | Top Performers              |
|      5 | Maharashtra                              | Top Performers              |
|      6 | Odisha                                   | Top Performers              |
|      7 | Telangana                                | Top Performers              |
|      8 | Jammu and Kashmir                        | Top Performers              |
|      9 | Uttarakhand                              | Leaders                     |
|     10 | Assam                                    | Leaders                     |
|     11 | Tamil Nadu                               | Leaders                     |
|     12 | Uttar Pradesh                            | Leaders                     |
|     13 | Andaman and Nicobar Islands              | Leaders                     |
|     14 | Arunachal Pradesh                        | Leaders                     |
|     15 | Punjab                                   | Leaders                     |
|     16 | Goa                                      | Leaders                     |
|     17 | Rajasthan                                | Aspiring Leaders            |
|     18 | Chhattisgarh                             | Aspiring Leaders            |
|     19 | Himachal Pradesh                         | Aspiring Leaders            |
|     20 | Madhya Pradesh                           | Aspiring Leaders            |
|     21 | Delhi                                    | Aspiring Leaders            |
|     22 | Chandigarh                               | Aspiring Leaders            |
|     23 | Nagaland                                 | Aspiring Leaders            |
|     24 | Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu | Aspiring Leaders            |
|     25 | Manipur                                  | Aspiring Leaders            |
|     26 | Tripura                                  | Aspiring Leaders            |
|     27 | Puducherry                               | Aspiring Leaders            |
|     28 | Bihar                                    | Emerging Startup Ecosystems |
|     29 | Andhra Pradesh                           | Emerging Startup Ecosystems |
|     30 | Mizoram                                  | Emerging Startup Ecosystems |
|     31 | Ladakh                                   | Emerging Startup Ecosystems |

## Result of States' Startup Ranking Exercise 2019

|   S.No | State/UT                    | Award                       |
|--------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|      1 | Gujarat                     | Best Performer              |
|      2 | Andaman and Nicobar Islands | Best Performer              |
|      3 | Karnataka                   | Top Performers              |
|      4 | Kerala                      | Top Performers              |
|      5 | Maharashtra                 | Leaders                     |
|      6 | Odisha                      | Leaders                     |
|      7 | Rajasthan                   | Leaders                     |
|      8 | Bihar                       | Leaders                     |
|      9 | Chandigarh                  | Leaders                     |
|     10 | Telangana                   | Aspiring Leaders            |
|     11 | Uttarakhand                 | Aspiring Leaders            |
|     12 | Haryana                     | Aspiring Leaders            |
|     13 | Jharkhand                   | Aspiring Leaders            |
|     14 | Punjab                      | Aspiring Leaders            |
|     15 | Nagaland                    | Aspiring Leaders            |
|     16 | Chhattisgarh                | Emerging Startup Ecosystems |
|     17 | Himachal Pradesh            | Emerging Startup Ecosystems |
|     18 | Andhra Pradesh              | Emerging Startup Ecosystems |
|     19 | Tamil Nadu                  | Emerging Startup Ecosystems |
|     20 | Madhya Pradesh              | Emerging Startup Ecosystems |
|     21 | Uttar Pradesh               | Emerging Startup Ecosystems |
|     22 | Assam                       | Emerging Startup Ecosystems |
|     23 | Delhi                       | Emerging Startup Ecosystems |
|     24 | Mizoram                     | Emerging Startup Ecosystems |
|     25 | Sikkim                      | Emerging Startup Ecosystems |

Result of States' Startup Ranking Exercise 2018

|   S.No | State/UT          | Award                       |
|--------|-------------------|-----------------------------|
|      1 | Gujarat           | Best Performer              |
|      2 | Karnataka         | Top Performers              |
|      3 | Kerala            | Top Performers              |
|      4 | Odisha            | Top Performers              |
|      5 | Rajasthan         | Top Performers              |
|      6 | Andhra Pradesh    | Leaders                     |
|      7 | Bihar             | Leaders                     |
|      8 | Chhattisgarh      | Leaders                     |
|      9 | Madhya Pradesh    | Leaders                     |
|     10 | Telangana         | Leaders                     |
|     11 | Jharkhand         | Leaders                     |
|     12 | Haryana           | Aspiring Leaders            |
|     13 | Himachal Pradesh  | Aspiring Leaders            |
|     14 | Uttar Pradesh     | Aspiring Leaders            |
|     15 | West Bengal       | Aspiring Leaders            |
|     16 | Assam             | Emerging Startup Ecosystems |
|     17 | Delhi             | Emerging Startup Ecosystems |
|     18 | Goa               | Emerging Startup Ecosystems |
|     19 | Jammu and Kashmir | Emerging Startup Ecosystems |
|     20 | Maharashtra       | Emerging Startup Ecosystems |
|     21 | Punjab            | Emerging Startup Ecosystems |
|     22 | Tamil Nadu        | Emerging Startup Ecosystems |
|     23 | Uttarakhand       | Emerging Startup Ecosystems |
|     24 | Chandigarh        | Beginner                    |
|     25 | Manipur           | Beginner                    |
|     26 | Nagaland          | Beginner                    |
|     27 | Sikkim            | Beginner                    |
|     28 | Tripura           | Beginner                    |
|     29 | Puducherry        | Beginner                    |

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