Lok Sabha Question No. 3465 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-17
Subject: Assistance for setting up of Startups
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Shri Dilip Saikia, Shri Lumbaram Choudhary

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

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3465.

TO BE ANSWERED ON TUESDAY, THE 17 TH  DECEMBER, 2024.

## ASSISTANCE FOR SETTING UP OF STARTUPS

## 3465.  SHRI LUMBA RAM: SHRI DILIP SAIKIA:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY

## वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्री

- (a) the number of startups currently operating in the country, State/UT-wise;
- (b) whether the Government is providing any kind of assistance to youths of the country including Jalore Sirohi of Rajasthan to set up new startups;
- (c) if so, the details thereof;
- (d) the roles being played by startups in employment generation and the economic development of the country;
- (e) whether the startups are playing an important role in economic development and giving a distinct to the States; and
- (f) if  so,  the  details  thereof,  State/UT-wise  including  North-Eastern  States  and Rajasthan?

## ANSWER

## वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्रालय में राज्य मंत्री ( श्री णिणिन प्रसाद ) THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (SHRI JITIN PRASADA)

- (a): The  Government  with  an  intent  to  build  a  strong  ecosystem  for  nurturing innovation, StartUps and encouraging investments in the StartUps ecosystem of the country launched the StartUps India initiative on 16th January 2016.

As per eligibility conditions prescribed under G.S.R. notification 127 (E) dated 19th February 2019, entities are recognized as 'StartUps' under the StartUps India initiative by DPIIT. As on 31st October 2024, a total of 1,52,139 entities have  been  recognised  as  StartUps.  The  State/Union  Territory  (UT)-wise number of entities which have been recognised as StartUps by DPIIT as on 31st October 2024 is placed as Annexure-I.

- (b) & (c): Under  the  StartUp  India  initiative,  the  Government  constantly  undertakes various efforts for the development and growth of StartUps ecosystem and to encourage the youth to set up StartUps across the country including in the State of Rajasthan.

be pleased to state:

The flagship Schemes namely, Fund of Funds for StartUps (FFS), StartUps India Seed Fund Scheme (SISFS) and Credit Guarantee Scheme for StartUps (CGSS)  support  StartUps  at  various  stages  of  their  business  cycle.  The Government  also  implements  periodic  exercises  and  programs  including States'  StartUps  Ranking,  National  StartUps  Awards,  and  Innovation  Week which  play  an  important  role  in  the  holistic  development  of  the  StartUps ecosystem. Initiatives to improve market access and enable public procurement support StartUps in growing and scaling up their businesses. Digital platforms such  as  the  StartUps  India  portal  and  Bharat  StartUps  Knowledge  Access Registry (BHASKAR)  enable easy access to resources and StartUps ecosystem  collaboration.  These  measures  are  complemented  by  regulatory reforms and other ecosystem development events and programs.

Further, youth-centric initiatives have been introduced by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports such as setting up of the autonomous body called Mera Yuva Bharat  (MY  Bharat),  the  purpose  of  which  is  to  provide  an  over-arching institutional  mechanism  powered  by  technology  for  youth  development  and youth-led development  through  Experiential Learning Programs  (ELPs), volunteering opportunities, mentorship programme, etc. The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) is also implementing programmes for entrepreneurship development through National Institute of Entrepreneurship  and  Small  Business  Development  (NIESBUD)  and  Indian Institute of Entrepreneurship (IIE) across the country.

As a result of these efforts of Government of India, 5,395 entities have been recognised as StartUps by DPIIT in the State of Rajasthan as on 31 st  October 2024.  Specifically,  12  entities  have  been  recognised  as  StartUps  from  the district of Jalore and 35 entities have been recognised as StartUps from the district of Sirohi as of 31 st  October 2024.

- (d) to (f): Sustained efforts by the Government under the StartUps India initiative have led to a total of 1,52,139 entities having been recognised as StartUps as on 31 st October 2024. The entities recognised as StartUps are playing a key role in employment  generation  and  the  economic  development  of  the  country  and have reported to have created over 16.6 lakh direct jobs.

The State/UT-wise number of direct jobs created by entities which have been recognised as StartUps (self-reported) including for North Eastern States and the State of Rajasthan as on 31st October 2024 is placed as Annexure-II.

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## ANNEXURE-I ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION 3465 FOR ANSWER ON 17.12.2024.

The State/UT-wise number of entities which  have been recognised as startups by DPIIT as of 31st October 2024 is as under:

| State/UT                                 | Number of entities which have been recognized as startups by DPIIT   |
|------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands              | 68                                                                   |
| Andhra Pradesh                           | 2,446                                                                |
| Arunachal Pradesh                        | 44                                                                   |
| Assam                                    | 1,434                                                                |
| Bihar                                    | 3,054                                                                |
| Chandigarh                               | 521                                                                  |
| Chhattisgarh                             | 1,679                                                                |
| Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu | 60                                                                   |
| Delhi                                    | 15,645                                                               |
| Goa                                      | 562                                                                  |
| Gujarat                                  | 12,540                                                               |
| Haryana                                  | 7,961                                                                |
| Himachal Pradesh                         | 543                                                                  |
| Jammu and Kashmir                        | 942                                                                  |
| Jharkhand                                | 1,425                                                                |
| Karnataka                                | 16,093                                                               |
| Kerala                                   | 6,173                                                                |
| Ladakh                                   | 18                                                                   |
| Lakshadweep                              | 3                                                                    |
| Madhya Pradesh                           | 4,913                                                                |
| Maharashtra                              | 27,014                                                               |
| Manipur                                  | 164                                                                  |
| Meghalaya                                | 58                                                                   |
| Mizoram                                  | 40                                                                   |
| Nagaland                                 | 80                                                                   |
| Odisha                                   | 2,670                                                                |
| Puducherry                               | 160                                                                  |
| Punjab                                   | 1,672                                                                |
| Rajasthan                                | 5,395                                                                |
| Sikkim                                   | 11                                                                   |
| Tamil Nadu                               | 10,053                                                               |
| Telangana                                | 7,918                                                                |
| Tripura                                  | 133                                                                  |
| Uttar Pradesh                            | 14,429                                                               |
| Uttarakhand                              | 1,217                                                                |
| West Bengal                              | 5,001                                                                |
| Total                                    | 1,52,139                                                             |

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## ANNEXURE-II ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (d) to (f) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION 3465 FOR ANSWER ON 17.12.2024.

The  State/UT-wise  number  of  direct  jobs  created  by  entities  which  have  been recognised as startups (self-reported) as on 31st October 2024 is as under:

| State/UT                                 | Number of direct jobs created entities which have been recognized as startups (Self- reported)   |
|------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands              | 567                                                                                              |
| Andhra Pradesh                           | 23,125                                                                                           |
| Arunachal Pradesh                        | 535                                                                                              |
| Assam                                    | 13,460                                                                                           |
| Bihar                                    | 28,848                                                                                           |
| Chandigarh                               | 5,430                                                                                            |
| Chhattisgarh                             | 16,016                                                                                           |
| Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu | 694                                                                                              |
| Delhi                                    | 178,798                                                                                          |
| Goa                                      | 4,256                                                                                            |
| Gujarat                                  | 150,065                                                                                          |
| Haryana                                  | 103,026                                                                                          |
| Himachal Pradesh                         | 4,271                                                                                            |
| Jammu and Kashmir                        | 7,769                                                                                            |
| Jharkhand                                | 12,590                                                                                           |
| Karnataka                                | 186,352                                                                                          |
| Kerala                                   | 54,420                                                                                           |
| Ladakh                                   | 139                                                                                              |
| Lakshadweep                              | 38                                                                                               |
| Madhya Pradesh                           | 50,887                                                                                           |
| Maharashtra                              | 304,078                                                                                          |
| Manipur                                  | 1,476                                                                                            |
| Meghalaya                                | 442                                                                                              |
| Mizoram                                  | 332                                                                                              |
| Nagaland                                 | 4,157                                                                                            |
| Odisha                                   | 32,360                                                                                           |
| Puducherry                               | 1,664                                                                                            |
| Punjab                                   | 18,776                                                                                           |
| Rajasthan                                | 55,229                                                                                           |
| Sikkim                                   | 73                                                                                               |
| Tamil Nadu                               | 106,768                                                                                          |
| Telangana                                | 89,173                                                                                           |
| Tripura                                  | 1,809                                                                                            |
| Uttar Pradesh                            | 148,677                                                                                          |
| Uttarakhand                              | 10,539                                                                                           |
| West Bengal                              | 50,680                                                                                           |
| Total                                    | 16,67,519                                                                                        |

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