Lok Sabha Question No. 2129 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-12
Subject: TIDE 2.0
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Shri Kanwar Singh Tanwar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2129

TO BE ANSWERED ON: 12.03.2025

## TIDE 2.0

## 2129 SHRI KANWAR SINGH TANWAR:

Will the Minister of ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is providing financial assistance to start-ups working in the field of electronics and information technology in the country;
- (b)  if  so,  the  number  of  start-ups  which  have  been  provided  financial  assistance  under Technology  Information  and  Entrepreneur  Development  Scheme  (TIDE  2.0),  State-wise particularly in Uttar Pradesh;
- (c) the details of the prescribed criteria for the selection of start-ups under the said scheme;
- (d) whether the Government proposes to increase the number of seats made available under this scheme; and
- (e) if so, the details of the criteria prescribed for increasing the number of seats thereunder?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI JITIN PRASADA)

- (a) to  (e):        Ministry  of  Electronics  &  Information  Technology  (MeitY)  has  initiated Technology Incubation and Development of Entrepreneurs (TIDE 2.0)' Scheme in the year 2019  with  an  aim  to  promote  technology-based  entrepreneurship  through  financial  and technical  support  to  incubators.  The  scheme  is  providing  support  to  startups  through  51 selected incubators in institutes of higher learning and premier R&D organizations pan India with a total outlay of Rs 264.62 Crore over a period of 5 years, to handhold approximately 2000  tech  start-ups.  Till  now,  a  total  of  1595  startups  have  been  supported  with  financial assistance under the scheme. The State/UT-wise number of startups supported under TIDE 2.0 scheme including Uttar Pradesh is annexed as Annexure-I .

Under  TIDE  2.0  scheme,  the  criteria  for  the  selection  of  Start-ups  under  the  scheme  are innovativeness, business model, revenue model, market potential, impact, value proposition, technology feasibility, scalability, founder's profile, exit strategy, team strength and qualitative analysis.

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| S. No.   | Name of the State/UT   |   Numbers of Start-ups Supported Under TIDE 2.0 Scheme |
|----------|------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh         |                                                    121 |
| 2        | Assam                  |                                                     12 |
| 3        | Bihar                  |                                                     24 |
| 4        | Chhattisgarh           |                                                     11 |
| 5        | Gujarat                |                                                    139 |
| 6        | Haryana                |                                                     14 |
| 7        | Himachal Pradesh       |                                                     23 |
| 8        | Karnataka              |                                                    177 |
| 9        | Jammu and Kashmir      |                                                      8 |
| 10       | Kerala                 |                                                     49 |
| 11       | Madhya Pradesh         |                                                     20 |
| 12       | Maharashtra            |                                                     86 |
| 13       | NCT-Delhi              |                                                     71 |
| 14       | Odisha                 |                                                     57 |
| 15       | Punjab                 |                                                     77 |
| 16       | Rajasthan              |                                                    130 |
| 17       | Tamil Nadu             |                                                    193 |
| 18       | Telangana              |                                                    168 |
| 19       | Uttar Pradesh          |                                                    139 |
| 20       | Uttarakhand            |                                                     29 |
| 21       | West Bengal            |                                                     47 |
| Total    | Total                  |                                                   1595 |

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