Lok Sabha Question No. 3872 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-12
Subject: Promotion of Startups
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Shri Bharat Singh Kushwah

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

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3872. TO BE ANSWERED ON TUESDAY, THE 12 TH  AUGUST, 2025.

## PROMOTION OF STARTUPS

## 3872.  SHRI BHARAT SINGH KUSHWAH:

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

- (a) the details of the schemes run by the Government to support startups;
- (b) whether the Government proposes to set up incubation centres and if so, the details thereof along with the number of incubation centres operated at present, State-wise;
- (c) the details of incubation centres operating in Madhya Pradesh and the details of the number of startups benefited from it, district-wise;
- (d) the details of the facilities provided to startups in incubation centres;
- (e) the  list  of  incubation  centres  operating  under  Startup  in  Gwalior,  Madhya Pradesh along with their location, establishment period and details of benefited startups thereof; and
- (f) whether they are operational or non-operational at present and 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) & (b): To support the startup ecosystem in the country, the Government launched Startup India initiative with the unveiling of Startup India Action Plan on 16th January 2016 comprising of 19 action items spanning across areas such as 'Simplification and  handholding', 'Funding support and  incentives'  and 'Industry- academia partnership and incubation'. To realize the Action Plan, the Government is implementing various Schemes/programmes to support startups such as - Fund of Funds for Startups (FFS), Startup India Seed Fund Scheme  (SISFS)  and  Credit  Guarantee  Scheme  for  Startups  (CGSS),  Atal Innovation  Mission  (AIM),  National  Initiative  for  Developing  and  Harnessing Innovations (NIDHI) programmes, Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council  (BIRAC)  programmes,  MeitY  Startup  Hub  (MSH)  initiatives  and Innovation and Agri-Entrepreneurship Development programme under Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY).

One  of  the  pillars  of  the  Startup  India  Action  Plan  is  'Industry-  academia partnership  and  incubation',  under  which  the  Government  is  implementing various initiatives specifically to support incubators across the country. The key Schemes and programmes for the same include:

- i.  Under Startup  India  Seed  Fund  Scheme  (SISFS) ,  incubators  are provided financial assistance and handholding support to support startups with seed funding and incubation.
- ii. Technology Incubation and Development of Entrepreneurs (TIDE 2.0) Scheme  promotes  technology-based  entrepreneurship  through  financial and technical support to incubators.
- iii. Gen-Next Support for Innovative Startups (GENESIS)  Scheme appoints incubators as implementation agencies to strengthen technology startup ecosystem in tier 2 and tier 3 cities.
- iv.  Under the Innovation and Agri-Entrepreneurship Development programme,  RKVY  Agribusiness  Incubators  (R-ABIs)  are  appointed  for implementation assistance and  incubation of  startups  in  agriculture  and allied sectors.
- v. Atal  Incubation  Centres  (AICs)  incubation  facilities  and  Atal  Community Innovation Centres (ACIC) are established under AIM to nurture innovative startup  businesses  and  serve  the  unserved/underserved  areas  of  the country with respect to the startup and innovation ecosystem.
- vi. Under Bioincubators Nurturing Entrepreneurship for Scaling Technologies ( BioNEST )  Scheme,  incubators  are  established  at  various  institutions, including  universities,  research  institutes,  colleges,  business  incubators, biotech  parks,  State  government  science  and  technology  bodies,  etc., across the country.
- vii.  Programmes such as NIDHI Technology Business Incubator (TBI), NIDHI Inclusive  Technology  Business  Incubator  (iTBI)  and  NIDHI  Centre  of Excellence provide operating expenses and capital expenditure support for setting up of startup incubators.

The  State/Union  Territory  (UT)-wise  details  of  incubators  supported  under these Schemes are placed as Annexure-I .

- (c) to (f): Incubation centres provide a wide range of support to startups such as physical infrastructure,  mentorship,  funding  support,  business  and  technical  support, networking, training programs, sector-specific support,  and  value-added services depending on the needs of the startups and the specific programs being implemented by the incubators.

Detailed list  of  incubators supported under various Schemes in the State of Madhya  Pradesh,  including  in  Gwalior,  along  with  the  number  of  startups benefited is placed as Annexure-II .

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ANNEXURE-I

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) & (b) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3872 FOR ANSWER ON 12.08.2025.

State/Union  Territory  (UT)-wise  number  of  incubator  beneficiaries  supported under various Schemes are as follows:

| S. No.   | State/UT          | Number of Beneficiary Incubators   | Number of Beneficiary Incubators   | Number of Beneficiary Incubators   | Number of Beneficiary Incubators   | Number of Beneficiary Incubators   | Number of Beneficiary Incubators   | Number of Beneficiary Incubators   |
|----------|-------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
| S. No.   | State/UT          | SISFS                              | TIDE 2.0                           | GENESIS                            | RKVY                               | AIM                                | BIRAC BioNEST                      | NIDHI                              |
| 1.       | Andhra Pradesh    | 7                                  | 5                                  | 4                                  | 1                                  | 3                                  | 3                                  | 10                                 |
| 2.       | Arunachal Pradesh | -                                  | -                                  | -                                  | 1                                  | -                                  | -                                  | -                                  |
| 3.       | Assam             | 3                                  | 1                                  | 1                                  | -                                  | 3                                  | 4                                  | 2                                  |
| 4.       | Bihar             | 4                                  | 1                                  | 1                                  | 1                                  | 1                                  | 1                                  | 2                                  |
| 5.       | Chandigarh        | -                                  | -                                  | -                                  | -                                  | -                                  | 1                                  | -                                  |
| 6.       | Chhattisgarh      | 2                                  | 1                                  | 1                                  | 1                                  | 1                                  | -                                  | 4                                  |
| 7.       | Delhi             | 13                                 | 2                                  | -                                  | -                                  | 7                                  | 7                                  | 8                                  |
| 8.       | Goa               | 5                                  | -                                  | 1                                  | -                                  | 1                                  | 1                                  | 3                                  |
| 9.       | Gujarat           | 22                                 | 3                                  | 3                                  | 1                                  | 6                                  | 5                                  | 15                                 |
| 10.      | Haryana           | 6                                  | 1                                  | 2                                  | 1                                  | 3                                  | 1                                  | 2                                  |
| 11.      | Himachal Pradesh  | 3                                  | 1                                  | 1                                  | 1                                  | -                                  | 1                                  | 3                                  |
| 12.      | Jammu and Kashmir | 1                                  | 1                                  | 2                                  | 1                                  | 2                                  | 2                                  | 6                                  |
| 13.      | Jharkhand         | 1                                  | -                                  | 1                                  | -                                  | 1                                  | -                                  | 1                                  |
| 14.      | Karnataka         | 22                                 | 6                                  | 3                                  | 1                                  | 11                                 | 10                                 | 20                                 |
| 15.      | Kerala            | 5                                  | 1                                  | 4                                  | 1                                  | 2                                  | 2                                  | 7                                  |
| 16.      | Madhya Pradesh    | 7                                  | 1                                  | 3                                  | 1                                  | 3                                  | -                                  | 4                                  |
| 17.      | Maharashtra       | 29                                 | 3                                  | 3                                  | 2                                  | 8                                  | 4                                  | 16                                 |
| 18.      | Meghalaya         | -                                  | -                                  | -                                  | -                                  | -                                  | 3                                  | -                                  |
| 19.      | Mizoram           | 2                                  | -                                  | 1                                  | 1                                  | -                                  | 1                                  | 1                                  |
| 20.      | Nagaland          | 2                                  | -                                  | 1                                  | -                                  | -                                  | -                                  | -                                  |
| 21.      | Odisha            | 10                                 | 2                                  | 3                                  | 1                                  | 3                                  | 2                                  | 5                                  |
| 22.      | Puducherry        | 2                                  | -                                  | -                                  | -                                  | 1                                  | -                                  | -                                  |
| 23.      | Punjab            | 9                                  | 2                                  | 4                                  | 1                                  | 2                                  | 1                                  | 9                                  |
| 24.      | Rajasthan         | 12                                 | 4                                  | 4                                  | 1                                  | 5                                  | 1                                  | 6                                  |
| 25.      | Sikkim            | 1                                  | -                                  | 1                                  | -                                  | 1                                  | -                                  | -                                  |
| 26.      | Tamil Nadu        | 22                                 | 6                                  | 5                                  | 1                                  | 9                                  | 10                                 | 27                                 |
| 27.      | Telangana         | 12                                 | 5                                  | 2                                  | 1                                  | 7                                  | 9                                  | 12                                 |
| 28.      | Tripura           | -                                  | -                                  | -                                  | 1                                  | -                                  | -                                  | 1                                  |
| 29.      | Uttar Pradesh     | 13                                 | 3                                  | 10                                 | 2                                  | 6                                  | 5                                  | 13                                 |
| 30.      | Uttarakhand       | 2                                  | 1                                  | 3                                  | 1                                  | -                                  | 1                                  | 4                                  |
| 31.      | West Bengal       | 2                                  | 1                                  | 1                                  | 1                                  | -                                  | -                                  | 5                                  |
| Total    | Total             | 219                                | 51                                 | 65                                 | 24                                 | 86                                 | 75                                 | 186                                |

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ANNEXURE-II ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (c) to (f) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3872 FOR ANSWER ON 12.08.2025.

List of incubator beneficiaries supported under various Government Schemes in  the  State  of  Madhya Pradesh and the number of startups benefited are as follows:

| S. No.                                                                                            | Name of Incubator Supported                                                                                                                  | City / District in Madhya Pradesh                                                                 | Number of Startups Supported                                                                      |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Startup India Seed Fund Scheme (SISFS)                                                            | Startup India Seed Fund Scheme (SISFS)                                                                                                       | Startup India Seed Fund Scheme (SISFS)                                                            | Startup India Seed Fund Scheme (SISFS)                                                            |
| 1.                                                                                                | AIC-RNTU Foundation                                                                                                                          | Raisen                                                                                            | 24                                                                                                |
| 2.                                                                                                | IITI Advanced Centre for Entrepreneurship (ACE) Foundation                                                                                   | Indore                                                                                            | 41                                                                                                |
| 3.                                                                                                | IITI DRISHTI CPS Foundation                                                                                                                  | Indore                                                                                            | 11                                                                                                |
| 4.                                                                                                | SGSITS Incubation Forum                                                                                                                      | Indore                                                                                            | 10                                                                                                |
| 5.                                                                                                | Jabalpur Smart City Limited                                                                                                                  | Jabalpur                                                                                          | 20                                                                                                |
| 6.                                                                                                | AIC-Prestige Inspire Foundation                                                                                                              | Indore                                                                                            | 22                                                                                                |
| 7.                                                                                                | B-Nest Foundation                                                                                                                            | Bhopal                                                                                            | 10                                                                                                |
| Technology Incubation and Development of Entrepreneurs (TIDE 2.0) Scheme                          | Technology Incubation and Development of Entrepreneurs (TIDE 2.0) Scheme                                                                     | Technology Incubation and Development of Entrepreneurs (TIDE 2.0) Scheme                          | Technology Incubation and Development of Entrepreneurs (TIDE 2.0) Scheme                          |
| 1.                                                                                                | Technology Innovation and Incubation Centre (TIIC), Atal Bihari Vajpayee Indian Institute of Information Technology & Management (ABV-IIITM) | Gwalior                                                                                           | 20                                                                                                |
| Gen-Next Support for Innovative Startups (GENESIS) Scheme                                         | Gen-Next Support for Innovative Startups (GENESIS) Scheme                                                                                    | Gen-Next Support for Innovative Startups (GENESIS) Scheme                                         | Gen-Next Support for Innovative Startups (GENESIS) Scheme                                         |
| 1.                                                                                                | AIC-RNTU Foundation                                                                                                                          | Raisen                                                                                            | 2                                                                                                 |
| 2.                                                                                                | Anupam Innovation and Incubation Center                                                                                                      | Bhopal                                                                                            | 2                                                                                                 |
| 3.                                                                                                | IITI DRISHTI CPS Foundation                                                                                                                  | Indore                                                                                            | 2                                                                                                 |
| Innovation and Agri-Entrepreneurship Development programme - Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY) | Innovation and Agri-Entrepreneurship Development programme - Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY)                                            | Innovation and Agri-Entrepreneurship Development programme - Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY) | Innovation and Agri-Entrepreneurship Development programme - Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY) |
| 1.                                                                                                | Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya                                                                                                     | Jabalpur                                                                                          | 52                                                                                                |
| Atal Innovation Mission (AIM)                                                                     | Atal Innovation Mission (AIM)                                                                                                                | Atal Innovation Mission (AIM)                                                                     | Atal Innovation Mission (AIM)                                                                     |
| 1.                                                                                                | AIC - Aartech Solonics Pvt. Ltd.                                                                                                             | Raisen                                                                                            | 29                                                                                                |
| 2.                                                                                                | AIC - RNTU Foundation                                                                                                                        | Raisen                                                                                            | 74                                                                                                |
| 3.                                                                                                | AIC - Prestige Inspire Foundation                                                                                                            | Indore                                                                                            | 11                                                                                                |
| National Initiative for Developing and Harnessing Innovations (NIDHI)                             | National Initiative for Developing and Harnessing Innovations (NIDHI)                                                                        | National Initiative for Developing and Harnessing Innovations (NIDHI)                             | National Initiative for Developing and Harnessing Innovations (NIDHI)                             |
| 1.                                                                                                | DAVV Incubation Centre                                                                                                                       | Indore                                                                                            | 36                                                                                                |
| 2.                                                                                                | SGSITS Incubation Forum (SIF)                                                                                                                | Indore                                                                                            | 70                                                                                                |
| 3.                                                                                                | G H Raisoni University Incubator                                                                                                             | Chhindwara                                                                                        | -                                                                                                 |
| 4.                                                                                                | Innovation and Incubation Centre for Entrepreneurship (IICE)                                                                                 | Bhopal                                                                                            | 6                                                                                                 |

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