Lok Sabha Question No. 1970 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-11
Subject: Incubators and Startups
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Shri Kesineni Sivanath

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

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1970. TO BE ANSWERED ON TUESDAY, THE 11 TH  MARCH, 2025.

## INCUBATORS AND STARTUPS

## 1970.  SHRI KESINENI SIVANATH:

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

- (a) the details of the total number of incubators and startups selected, State and district-wise particularly from the State of Andhra Pradesh;
- (b) the details of the funds sanctioned and released for the selected incubators and startups from 2021-25, State-wise;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  any  data  regarding  the  total  number  of  jobs created by the selected startups under the incubator;
- (d) if  so,  the  details  thereof,  State  and  district-wise  included  State  of  Andhra Pradesh as on date;
- (e) whether the Government has noted any issues from the applicant under the grievance cell  of  Department  of  Promotion of  Industry  and  Internal  Training (DPIIT) such as delayed evaluation of applications and disbursement; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof?

## 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 (d): The Startup India Seed Fund Scheme (SISFS) has been approved for the period of 4 years starting from 2021-22 with a corpus of Rs. 945 crore. The scheme provides financial assistance to eligible startups for proof of concept, prototype  development,  product  trials,  market  entry  and  commercialization. The  Experts  Advisory  Committee  (EAC)  of  SISFS,  evaluates  and  selects incubators for allocation of funds. The approved incubators select startups in accordance with the guidelines. SISFS is implemented from 1st April 2021.

As  on  31st  January  2025,  217  incubators  have  been  selected  under  the Scheme with a total approved funding of Rs. 916.91 crore, of which Rs. 493.22 crore  has  been  disbursed.  The  State/Union  Territory  (UT)-wise  details  of

|            | incubators under the Scheme as on 31st January 2025, are placed as Annexure-I.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
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| (e) & (f): | Under the Startup India Seed Fund Scheme (SISFS), financial assistance to eligible startups is provided through selected incubators. The Experts Advisory Committee (EAC) of SISFS, evaluates and selects incubators for allocation of funds. Each selected incubator under the Scheme constitutes an Incubator Seed Management Committee (ISMC), that evaluates and selects startups for seed support. ISMC determines the quantum and kind of funding (in accordance with the guidelines of SISFS) to eligible startups. Therefore, any grievances raised by startups, including those related to evaluation of applications and disbursement, are examined by the concerned incubator selected under SISFS by the EAC. |
|            | Further, grievances related to SISFS raised through the Centralized Public Grievance Redress and Monitoring System (CPGRAMS) are also examined and appropriate actions are taken as per extant processes/guidelines of CPGRAMS.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |

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ANNEXURE-I

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) to (d) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION 1970 FOR ANSWER ON 11.03.2025.

State/UT-wise details of incubators selected under SISFS as on 31 st  January 2025, including for the State of Andhra Pradesh, are as under:

| S. No.   | State/UT         |   No. of Incubators |   Total Funds Approved (in Rs. Crore) |   Total Funds Disbursed (in Rs. Crore) |
|----------|------------------|---------------------|---------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
| 1.       | Andhra Pradesh   |                   7 |                                 29.4  |                                  16.15 |
| 2.       | Assam            |                   3 |                                 12.6  |                                   2.94 |
| 3.       | Bihar            |                   4 |                                 18.9  |                                   8.44 |
| 4.       | Chhattisgarh     |                   2 |                                  3.15 |                                   1.56 |
| 5.       | Delhi            |                  13 |                                 51.45 |                                  23.55 |
| 6.       | Goa              |                   5 |                                 15.54 |                                   9.03 |
| 7.       | Gujarat          |                  22 |                                 81.38 |                                  39.51 |
| 8.       | Haryana          |                   6 |                                 21    |                                   9.3  |
| 9.       | Himachal Pradesh |                   3 |                                 13.65 |                                   6.96 |
| 10.      | Jammu & Kashmir  |                   1 |                                  5.25 |                                   2.1  |
| 11.      | Jharkhand        |                   1 |                                  4.2  |                                   1.68 |
| 12.      | Karnataka        |                  22 |                                104.48 |                                  55.29 |
| 13.      | Kerala           |                   5 |                                 18.9  |                                  12.36 |
| 14.      | Madhya Pradesh   |                   7 |                                 26.25 |                                  16.41 |
| 15.      | Maharashtra      |                  29 |                                113.4  |                                  56.57 |
| 16.      | Mizoram          |                   2 |                                  4.2  |                                   1.99 |
| 17.      | Nagaland         |                   2 |                                  7.35 |                                   3.57 |
| 18.      | Odisha           |                  10 |                                 39.38 |                                  21.96 |
| 19.      | Puducherry       |                   2 |                                  8.4  |                                   6.78 |
| 20.      | Punjab           |                   9 |                                 38.85 |                                  22.79 |
| 21.      | Rajasthan        |                  12 |                                 54.6  |                                  30.9  |
| 22.      | Sikkim           |                   1 |                                  3.15 |                                   2.17 |
| 23.      | Tamil Nadu       |                  20 |                                 91.35 |                                  50.34 |
| 24.      | Telangana        |                  12 |                                 71.35 |                                  42.29 |
| 25.      | Uttar Pradesh    |                  13 |                                 60.9  |                                  37.56 |
| 26.      | Uttarakhand      |                   2 |                                 10.5  |                                   7.35 |
| 27.      | West Bengal      |                   2 |                                  7.35 |                                   3.68 |
|          | Total            |                 217 |                                916.91 |                                 493.22 |

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## ANNEXURE-II

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) to (d) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION 1970FOR ANSWER ON 11.03.2025.

State/UT-wise  details  of  startups  selected  by  incubators  under  SISFS  as  on  31 st January 2025, including for the State of Andhra Pradesh, are as under:

| S. No.   | State/UT                    |   No. of Startups Selected by Incubators |   Total Funds Approved (in Rs. Crore) |   Total Funds Disbursed (in Rs. Crore) |
|----------|-----------------------------|------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
| 1.       | Andaman and Nicobar Islands |                                        1 |                                  0.04 |                                   0.04 |
| 2.       | Andhra Pradesh              |                                       46 |                                  9.73 |                                   6.4  |
| 3.       | Arunachal Pradesh           |                                        1 |                                  0.2  |                                   0.2  |
| 4.       | Assam                       |                                       38 |                                  5.52 |                                   4.46 |
| 5.       | Bihar                       |                                       43 |                                  7.87 |                                   5.54 |
| 6.       | Chandigarh                  |                                       14 |                                  2.85 |                                   2.4  |
| 7.       | Chhattisgarh                |                                       18 |                                  2.16 |                                   1.31 |
| 8.       | Delhi                       |                                      180 |                                 34.74 |                                  25.31 |
| 9.       | Goa                         |                                       22 |                                  2.81 |                                   1.88 |
| 10.      | Gujarat                     |                                      187 |                                 35.62 |                                  22.5  |
| 11.      | Haryana                     |                                      123 |                                 21.08 |                                  15.04 |
| 12.      | Himachal Pradesh            |                                       19 |                                  2.99 |                                   1.46 |
| 13.      | Jammu & Kashmir             |                                       13 |                                  2.55 |                                   1.61 |
| 14.      | Jharkhand                   |                                       15 |                                  3.03 |                                   2.03 |
| 15.      | Karnataka                   |                                      344 |                                 75.23 |                                  58.75 |
| 16.      | Kerala                      |                                       55 |                                 10.36 |                                   7.17 |
| 17.      | Madhya Pradesh              |                                      111 |                                 17.53 |                                  12.69 |
| 18.      | Maharashtra                 |                                      470 |                                 86.94 |                                  62.26 |
| 19.      | Manipur                     |                                        3 |                                  0.3  |                                   0.3  |
| 20.      | Meghalaya                   |                                        2 |                                  0.24 |                                   0.22 |
| 21.      | Mizoram                     |                                        7 |                                  1.15 |                                   0.76 |
| 22.      | Nagaland                    |                                       19 |                                  3.87 |                                   3.11 |
| 23.      | Odisha                      |                                       90 |                                 11.51 |                                   7.46 |
| 24.      | Puducherry                  |                                        6 |                                  0.97 |                                   0.82 |
| 25.      | Punjab                      |                                       45 |                                  6.98 |                                   3.72 |
| 26.      | Rajasthan                   |                                      102 |                                 17.99 |                                  12.8  |
| 27.      | Sikkim                      |                                        2 |                                  0.2  |                                   0.15 |
| 28.      | Tamil Nadu                  |                                      262 |                                 45.41 |                                  34.22 |
| 29.      | Telangana                   |                                      158 |                                 35    |                                  27.2  |
| 30.      | Uttar Pradesh               |                                      190 |                                 32.65 |                                  22.77 |
| 31.      | Uttarakhand                 |                                       17 |                                  3.73 |                                   2.32 |
| 32.      | West Bengal                 |                                       44 |                                  6.22 |                                   4.64 |
|          | Total                       |                                     2647 |                                487.45 |                                 351.5  |

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ANNEXURE-III ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) to (d) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION 1970 FOR ANSWER ON 11.03.2025. District-wise details of total incubators and startups selected under SISFS in the State of Andhra Pradesh, as on 31 st  January 2025, are as under:

| S.No.   | District                    | Number of Incubators   |   Number of Startups selected by incubators |
|---------|-----------------------------|------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
| 1.      | Ananthapuramu               | 1                      |                                           2 |
| 2.      | Chittoor                    | -                      |                                           4 |
| 3.      | East Godavari               | -                      |                                           6 |
| 4.      | Guntur                      | 1                      |                                           1 |
| 5.      | Kakinada                    | -                      |                                           1 |
| 6.      | Krishna                     | -                      |                                           5 |
| 7.      | Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore | -                      |                                           1 |
| 8.      | Tirupati                    | 1                      |                                           1 |
| 9.      | Visakhapatnam               | 3                      |                                          17 |
| 10.     | Vizianagaram                | -                      |                                           1 |
| 11.     | West Godavari               | 1                      |                                           4 |
| 12.     | Y.S.R.                      | -                      |                                           3 |
|         | Total                       | 7                      |                                          46 |

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