Lok Sabha Question No. 441 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-02
Subject: Startup India Scheme
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Shri Anand Bhadauria

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 441.

TO BE ANSWERED ON TUESDAY, THE 02 ND  DECEMBER, 2025.

## STARTUP INDIA SCHEME

## 441.   SHRI ANAND BHADAURIA:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY be pleased to state:

## वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्री

- (a) the number of start ups shut down in the country during 2023, 2024 and 2025, till date, State-wise;
- (b) whether during 2025, more than 30% startups have been shut down in the country in comparison to 2024 and if so, the details thereof, State-wise;
- (c) the reasons for increased number of shutting down of startups in the country; and
- (d) the details of budget allocation, release and utilization under Startup India scheme during the financial year 2023-24, 2024-25 and 2025-26 till date, year and Statewise?

## 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): 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 .

- (b) & (c): The Government has not observed any increase in startup closures. Closures that do 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.
- (d): Startup  India  is  an  initiative  of  the  Government  of  India.  Under  Startup  India initiative, the Government is implementing three flagship Schemes, Fund  of Funds for  Startups  (FFS),  Startup  India  Seed  Fund  Scheme  (SISFS),  and  Credit Guarantee  Scheme  for  Startups  (CGSS)  to  provide  funding  opportunities  and support startups across sectors at various stages of their business cycle.

FFS has been established with a corpus of Rs. 10,000 crore to catalyze venture capital investments and is operationalized by Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI), which provides capital to Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)-registered  Alternative  Investment  Funds  (AIFs)  which  in  turn  invest  in startups. The amount committed and disbursed to AIFs in calendar years 2023, 2024, and 2025 as on 31 st  October 2025 are placed as Annexure-II .

SISFS provides financial assistance to seed stage  startups through incubators. SISFS is implemented from 1st April 2021 with a corpus of Rs. 945 crore. The amount approved and disbursed to incubators in calendar years 2023, 2024, and 2025 as on 31 st  October 2025 are placed as Annexure-III .

CGSS is implemented for enabling collateral free loans to startups through eligible financial institutions. CGSS is operationalized by the National Credit Guarantee Trustee Company (NCGTC) Limited and has been operationalized from 1st April 2023. The amount of loans guaranteed to startup borrowers in calendar years 2023, 2024, and 2025 as on 31 st  October 2025 are placed as Annexure-IV.

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ANNEXURE-I

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 441 FOR ANSWER ON 02.12.2025.

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                    | startups   |
|-----------------------------|------------|
| 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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ANNEXURE-II ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (d) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 441 FOR ANSWER ON 02.12.2025. The amount committed and disbursed/drawdown by AIFs in calendar years 2023, 2024, and 2025 under FFS as on 31 st  October 2025 is provided below:

(in Rs. crore)

| State/UT    | 2023                     | 2023                               | 2024                     | 2024                               | 2025 (as on 31 st October 2025)   | 2025 (as on 31 st October 2025)    |
|-------------|--------------------------|------------------------------------|--------------------------|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|             | Amount Committed to AIFs | Amount Disbursed/ Drawdown by AIFs | Amount Committed to AIFs | Amount Disbursed/ Drawdown by AIFs | Amount Committed to AIFs          | Amount Disbursed/ Drawdown by AIFs |
| Assam       | -                        | 2.42                               | -                        | 1.63                               | -                                 | -                                  |
| Delhi       | 250.00                   | 55.85                              | 78.00                    | 67.76                              | 20.00                             | 34.12                              |
| Gujarat     | 50.00                    | 28.75                              | -                        | 13.31                              | -                                 | 21.67                              |
| Haryana     | -                        | 21.33                              | 20.00                    | 1.36                               | 45.00                             | 17.41                              |
| Karnataka   | 495.00                   | 201.49                             | 551.00                   | 227.67                             | 245.00                            | 286.07                             |
| Maharashtra | 1,438.75                 | 730.52                             | 515.00                   | 691.07                             | 370.00                            | 497.37                             |
| Rajasthan   | -                        | -                                  | 20.00                    | -                                  | -                                 | -                                  |
| Tamil Nadu  | 50.00                    | 56.45                              | 135.00                   | 53.32                              | 70.00                             | 19.61                              |
| Telangana   | -                        | 56.24                              | -                        | 18.82                              | 100.00                            | 3.32                               |
| Total       | 2,283.75                 | 1,153.05                           | 1,319.00                 | 1,074.93                           | 850.00                            | 879.57                             |

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## ANNEXURE-III

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (d) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 441 FOR ANSWER ON 02.12.2025.

The amount approved and disbursed to incubators in calendar years 2023, 2024, and 2025 under SISFS as on 31 st  October 2025 is provided below:

(in Rs. crore)

| State/UT         | 2023                          | 2023                           | 2024                          | 2024                           | 2025 (as on 31 st October 2025)   | 2025 (as on 31 st October 2025)   |
|------------------|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| State/UT         | Amount approved to incubators | Amount disbursed to incubators | Amount approved to incubators | Amount disbursed to incubators | Amount approved to incubators     | Amount disbursed to incubators    |
| Andhra Pradesh   | 19.95                         | 9.22                           | 5.25                          | 3.68                           | 0                                 | 2.8                               |
| Assam            | 5.25                          | 0                              | 5.25                          | 2.1                            | 0                                 | 2.1                               |
| Bihar            | 8.4                           | 3.02                           | 0                             | 1.22                           | 0                                 | 2.35                              |
| Chhattisgarh     | 2.1                           | 1.14                           | 0                             | 0                              | 0                                 | 0.6                               |
| Delhi            | 30.45                         | 10.4                           | 4.2                           | 6.54                           | 2.1                               | 4.38                              |
| Goa              | 0                             | 1.82                           | 3.15                          | 2.25                           | 0                                 | 2.66                              |
| Gujarat          | 5.25                          | 3.98                           | 5.25                          | 5.82                           | 2.63                              | 9.44                              |
| Haryana          | 7.35                          | 4.17                           | 6.3                           | 2.16                           | 0                                 | 4.13                              |
| Himachal Pradesh | 5.25                          | 1.26                           | 0                             | 3.6                            | 0                                 | 0                                 |
| Jammu & Kashmir  | 5.25                          | 2.1                            | 0                             | 0                              | 0                                 | 0                                 |
| Jharkhand        | 4.2                           | 1.68                           | 0                             | 0                              | 0                                 | 0                                 |
| Karnataka        | 30.45                         | 24.19                          | 16.8                          | 8.4                            | 0                                 | 7.4                               |
| Kerala           | 0                             | 0.3                            | 0                             | 1.5                            | 0                                 | 3.54                              |
| Madhya Pradesh   | 8.4                           | 5.51                           | 5.25                          | 5.23                           | 0                                 | 0.63                              |
| Maharashtra      | 16.8                          | 15.81                          | 5.25                          | 13.25                          | 15.23                             | 18.37                             |
| Mizoram          | 4.2                           | 0.42                           | 0                             | 1.57                           | 0                                 | 0                                 |
| Nagaland         | 7.35                          | 2.94                           | 0                             | 0.63                           | 0                                 | 0                                 |
| Odisha           | 16.28                         | 5.41                           | 0                             | 7.24                           | 0                                 | 0.07                              |
| Puducherry       | 0                             | 0.91                           | 0                             | 2.51                           | 0                                 | 1.58                              |
| Punjab           | 25.2                          | 9.98                           | 0                             | 5.78                           | 5.25                              | 4.57                              |
| Rajasthan        | 12.6                          | 10                             | 5.25                          | 5.58                           | 1.58                              | 5.66                              |
| Sikkim           | 0                             | 0.91                           | 0                             | 0                              | 0                                 | 0                                 |
| Tamil Nadu       | 42                            | 23.99                          | 5.25                          | 6.67                           | 4.98                              | 7.6                               |
| Telangana        | 15.75                         | 12.49                          | 13.65                         | 7.14                           | 0                                 | 8.17                              |
| Uttar Pradesh    | 10.5                          | 8.86                           | 18.9                          | 10.75                          | 5.25                              | 5.25                              |
| Uttarakhand      | 0                             | 1.58                           | 0                             | 1.58                           | 3.15                              | 0.92                              |
| West Bengal      | 0                             | 1.58                           | 0                             | 0                              | 2.1                               | 2.34                              |
| Total            | 282.9                         | 163.6                          | 99.7                          | 105.2                          | 42.3                              | 94.6                              |

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ANNEXURE-IV ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (d)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 441 FOR ANSWER ON 02.12.2025. The amount of loans guaranteed to startup borrowers in calendar years 2023, 2024, and

2025 under CGSS as on 31 st  October 2025 is provided below:

| State/UT        |   Amount of loans guaranteed |   Amount of loans guaranteed | Amount of loans guaranteed      |
|-----------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| State/UT        |                      2023    |                      2024    | 2025 (as on 31 st October 2025) |
| Andhra Pradesh  |                         5.3  |                         9.7  | 2.00                            |
| Assam           |                         0    |                         2.52 | 11.45                           |
| Bihar           |                         0    |                         0.28 | 0.00                            |
| Chandigarh      |                         0    |                         0.15 | 0.00                            |
| Delhi           |                        25.65 |                        25.96 | 2.50                            |
| Gujarat         |                         6.5  |                         3    | 30.27                           |
| Haryana         |                        25.25 |                        58.17 | 14.87                           |
| Jammu & Kashmir |                        10    |                         4.35 | 5.00                            |
| Karnataka       |                        30.16 |                        37.18 | 24.88                           |
| Kerala          |                         4.5  |                        24.5  | 3.00                            |
| Madhya Pradesh  |                         8.8  |                         1    | 1.00                            |
| Maharashtra     |                        59.75 |                        64.99 | 34.83                           |
| Odisha          |                         0    |                         0    | 4.50                            |
| Rajasthan       |                        11.8  |                        20.5  | 0.00                            |
| Tamil Nadu      |                         8.65 |                        62    | 10.22                           |
| Telangana       |                         0.3  |                         5.17 | 0.00                            |
| Uttar Pradesh   |                        18.12 |                        20.86 | 6.88                            |
| Uttarakhand     |                         0    |                        10    | 0.00                            |
| West Bengal     |                         6    |                        30.75 | 2                               |
| Total           |                       220.78 |                       381.08 | 153.4                           |

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(in Rs. crore)