Lok Sabha Question No. 56 (STARRED), answered on 2023-12-06
Subject: Startups Enterprises
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Malook Nagar

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

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO. 56. TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, THE 06 th  DECEMBER, 2023.

## STARTUPS ENTERPRISES

- *56. SHRI MALOOK NAGAR:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  identified  any  Startups  Enterprises  under  its Ambitious Programme;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (d) whether any Startups have been identified in the backward areas of the country particularly in Western Uttar Pradesh?

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

A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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(a) to (d):

## STATEMENT REFERRED IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (d) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 56 FOR ANSWER ON 06.12.2023  .

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

Under  the  Startup  India  initiative,  the  Government  unveiled  an  Action  Plan  for Startups  comprising  of  schemes  and  incentives  envisaged  to  create  a  vibrant startup ecosystem in the country. The Action Plan comprises of 19 action items spanning across areas such as 'Simplification and handholding', 'Funding support and incentives' and 'Industry-academia partnership and incubation'.

Through a whole-of-government approach, various measures  are undertaken to realise  the  action  items  laid  under  the  Action  Plan.  National  initiatives  including Startup India, Atal Innovation Mission (AIM), National Initiative for Developing and Harnessing  Innovations  (NIDHI),  Biotechnology  Industry  Research  Assistance Council  (BIRAC),  Rashtriya  Krishi  Vikas  Yojana-  Remunerative  Approaches  for Agriculture  and  Allied  Sector  Rejuvenation  (RKVY-RAFTAAR ),  Innovations  for Defence Excellence  (iDEX), MeitY Startup Hub (MSH), etc. are encouraging and empowering a holistic  approach  towards  development  and  promotion  of  startup ecosystem of the country.

As per the eligibility conditions prescribed under G.S.R. notification 127 (E) dated 19th  February  2019,  entities  are  recognized  as  'startups'  under  Startup  India initiative by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT). As a result of sustained efforts by the Government, DPIIT has recognised 1,14,902 entities as startups as on 31 st  October 2023.

Particularly for the State of Uttar Pradesh, 10,725 entities have been recognised as startups by the DPIIT since 2016. The district-wise details of recognised startups from the State of Uttar Pradesh are placed at Annexure-I .

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## ANNEXURE-I

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) TO (d) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 56 FOR ANSWER ON 06.12.2023.

District-wise details of recognized startups (as on 31 st  October 2023) from the State of Uttar Pradesh are as under:

|   S. No. | Districts of Uttar Pradesh   |      |
|----------|------------------------------|------|
|        1 | Agra                         |  375 |
|        2 | Aligarh                      |  113 |
|        3 | Ambedkar Nagar               |    7 |
|        4 | Amethi                       |   14 |
|        5 | Amroha                       |   16 |
|        6 | Auraiya                      |   77 |
|        7 | Ayodhya                      |   41 |
|        8 | Azamgarh                     |   25 |
|        9 | Baghpat                      |   26 |
|       10 | Bahraich                     |   17 |
|       11 | Ballia                       |   23 |
|       12 | Balrampur                    |    4 |
|       13 | Banda                        |   16 |
|       14 | Barabanki                    |   22 |
|       15 | Bareilly                     |  182 |
|       16 | Basti                        |   36 |
|       17 | Bhadohi                      |   11 |
|       18 | Bijnor                       |   43 |
|       19 | Budaun                       |   18 |
|       20 | Bulandshahr                  |   65 |
|       21 | Chandauli                    |   24 |
|       22 | Chitrakoot                   |    8 |
|       23 | Deoria                       |   34 |
|       24 | Etah                         |   11 |
|       25 | Etawah                       |   25 |
|       26 | Farrukhabad                  |   13 |
|       27 | Fatehpur                     |   25 |
|       28 | Firozabad                    |   33 |
|       29 | Gautam Buddha Nagar          | 3287 |
|       30 | Ghaziabad                    | 1511 |
|       31 | Ghazipur                     |   41 |
|       32 | Gonda                        |   30 |
|       33 | Gorakhpur                    |  196 |
|       34 | Hamirpur                     |   16 |
|       35 | Hapur                        |   26 |
|       36 | Hardoi                       |   21 |
|       37 | Hathras                      |   25 |
|       38 | Jalaun                       |   15 |
|       39 | Jaunpur                      |   46 |
|       40 | Jhansi                       |  124 |

| S. No.   | Districts of Uttar Pradesh   |   Number of Recognised Startups |
|----------|------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| 41.      | Kannauj                      |                              23 |
| 42.      | Kanpur Dehat                 |                              28 |
| 43.      | Kanpur Nagar                 |                             508 |
| 44.      | Kasganj                      |                               4 |
| 45.      | Kaushambi                    |                              17 |
| 46.      | Kheri                        |                              21 |
| 47.      | Kushi Nagar                  |                              22 |
| 48.      | Lalitpur                     |                              13 |
| 49.      | Lucknow                      |                            1740 |
| 50.      | Maharajganj                  |                              15 |
| 51.      | Mahoba                       |                              11 |
| 52.      | Mainpuri                     |                              21 |
| 53.      | Mathura                      |                             113 |
| 54.      | Mau                          |                              12 |
| 55.      | Meerut                       |                             275 |
| 56.      | Mirzapur                     |                              36 |
| 57.      | Moradabad                    |                             126 |
| 58.      | Muzaffarnagar                |                              61 |
| 59.      | Pilibhit                     |                              20 |
| 60.      | Pratapgarh                   |                              23 |
| 61.      | Prayagraj                    |                             256 |
| 62.      | Rae Bareli                   |                              28 |
| 63.      | Rampur                       |                              27 |
| 64.      | Saharanpur                   |                              98 |
| 65.      | Sambhal                      |                              10 |
| 66.      | Sant Kabeer Nagar            |                              14 |
| 67.      | Shahjahanpur                 |                              29 |
| 68.      | Shamli                       |                              15 |
| 69.      | Shravasti                    |                               3 |
| 70.      | Siddharth Nagar              |                               7 |
| 71.      | Sitapur                      |                              22 |
| 72.      | Sonbhadra                    |                              28 |
| 73.      | Sultanpur                    |                              41 |
| 74.      | Unnao                        |                              30 |
| 75.      | Varanasi                     |                             386 |
|          | Total                        |                           10725 |

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