Lok Sabha Question No. 2738 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-16
Subject: Registration of Startups
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Km. Sudha R

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY

## DEPARTMENT FOR PROMOTION OF INDUSTRY AND INTERNAL TRADE LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2738.

TO BE ANSWERED ON TUESDAY, THE 16 TH  DECEMBER, 2025.

## REGISTRATION OF STARTUPS

be pleased to state:

## 2738.  KM. SUDHA R:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY

## वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्री

- (a) the number of registered startups that have ceased operations since within a year and State-wise since 2015;
- (b) the main reasons cited for their closure; and
- (c) the number of jobs lost due to closure of these Startups, sector and Statewise since 2015?

## 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) to (c): The  Government  with  an  intent  to  build  a  strong  ecosystem  for  nurturing innovation, startups and encouraging investments launched the Startup India initiative on  16th  January  2016. As  per  eligibility  conditions  prescribed under  G.S.R.  notification  127  (E)  dated  19 th   February  2019,  entities  are recognized as 'startups' under the Startup India initiative by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT). As of 31st October 2025, a total of 1,97,692 entities have been recognised as startups.

As on 31 st  October 2025, 6,385 recognised startups are categorized as closed (i.e., dissolved/struck-off), as per the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) [basis data  shared  on  11 th   November  2025].  The  State/Union  Territory  (UT)-wise number of entities which are categorized as closed (i.e., dissolved/struck-off) are placed as Annexure-I .

The startup closures that occur are generally influenced by factors such as the viability of the business model, alignment with market demands, domestic and global economic conditions, the nature of products and services developed, the ability to attract funding, and other business specific considerations. The data pertaining to job losses due to closure of startups is not centrally maintained by the Government.

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## ANNEXURE-I

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (c) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2738 FOR ANSWER ON 16.12.2025.

The State/UT-wise number of entities which have been recognised as startups by DPIIT categorized as closed (i.e., dissolved/struck-off) as per the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) data as of 11 th  November 2025 are as under:

| State/UT                    | Number of entities recognised as startups categorized as closed (i.e., dissolved/struck-off)   |
|-----------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 3                                                                                              |
| Andhra Pradesh              | 121                                                                                            |
| Arunachal Pradesh           | 1                                                                                              |
| Assam                       | 59                                                                                             |
| Bihar                       | 96                                                                                             |
| Chandigarh                  | 27                                                                                             |
| Chhattisgarh                | 64                                                                                             |
| Delhi                       | 737                                                                                            |
| Goa                         | 29                                                                                             |
| Gujarat                     | 348                                                                                            |
| Haryana                     | 306                                                                                            |
| Himachal Pradesh            | 14                                                                                             |
| Jammu and Kashmir           | 41                                                                                             |
| Jharkhand                   | 64                                                                                             |
| Karnataka                   | 845                                                                                            |
| Kerala                      | 241                                                                                            |
| Madhya Pradesh              | 180                                                                                            |
| Maharashtra                 | 1,200                                                                                          |
| Manipur                     | 10                                                                                             |
| Meghalaya                   | 4                                                                                              |
| Mizoram                     | 3                                                                                              |
| Nagaland                    | 4                                                                                              |
| Odisha                      | 117                                                                                            |
| Puducherry                  | 7                                                                                              |
| Punjab                      | 50                                                                                             |
| Rajasthan                   | 211                                                                                            |
| Sikkim                      | 1                                                                                              |
| Tamil Nadu                  | 338                                                                                            |
| Telangana                   | 368                                                                                            |
| Tripura                     | 9                                                                                              |
| Uttar Pradesh               | 598                                                                                            |
| Uttarakhand                 | 58                                                                                             |
| West Bengal                 | 231                                                                                            |
| Total                       | 6,385                                                                                          |

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