Lok Sabha Question No. 588 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-02-03
Subject: Start-ups in India
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Thiru Dr. S Jagathratchakan

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 588. TO BE ANSWERED ON TUESDAY, THE 03 RD  FEBRUARY, 2026.

## START-UPS IN INDIA

## 588.   SHRI S JAGATHRATCHAKAN:

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

- (a) whether the Government maintains data on the number of DPIIT-recognised start-ups, State/UT-wise, and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government compiles data on women-led start-ups, and if so, the percentage and number of such start-ups, State/UT-wise;
- (c) whether data is maintained on start-ups promoted or co-founded by persons belonging  to  OBC,  SC  and  ST  communities  and,  if  so,  the  details  thereof, category and State/UT-wise;
- (d) whether any targeted schemes, incentives or handholding measures have been designed specifically to support women, OBC, SC and ST founders, if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the details of the Government funding and financial support given to start-ups, under various schemes and instruments during the last five years, State/UTwise?

## 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 19th  February  2019,  entities  are  recognised  as  'startups'  under  the  Startup India initiative by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT).  As  on  31st  December 2025,  a  total  of  2,07,135  entities  have  been recognised as startups. The State/Union Territory (UT)-wise details of entities recognised  as  startups  by  DPIIT  as  on  31st  December  2025,  is  placed  as Annexure-I .
- (b): As on 31 st     December 2025, of the total entities recognised as startups, 99,687 entities (i.e. approximately 48%) have at least one-woman director/partner. The State/UT-wise  details  of  entities  recognised  as  startups  with  at  least  onewoman director/partner are placed as Annexure-II.
- (c) & (d): The  data  maintained  under  the  Startup  India  initiative  is  inclusive.  The Government has implemented various measures/schemes across the country to  promote entrepreneurship  among women and marginalized communities. Details of such initiatives are placed as Annexure-III .
- (e): 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  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 through equity and equity-linked instruments. The State/UT-wise and year-wise details of funds invested in startups by supported AIFs under the Scheme, during the last  five years  viz.,  2021,  2022,  2023,  2024,  and  2025  are  placed  as Annexure-IV .

SISFS provides financial assistance to seed stage startups through incubators in the form of grants, convertible debentures or debt or debt-linked instruments. SISFS is implemented from 1st April 2021. The State/UT-wise and year-wise details  of  the  funds  approved  to  startups  by  incubators  under  the  Scheme, during the last five years viz., 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025 are placed as Annexure- V .

CGSS is implemented for enabling debt funding to startups through eligible financial  institutions  by  guaranteeing  upto  a  specified  limit  against  credit instruments. CGSS is operationalized by the National Credit Guarantee Trustee Company (NCGTC) Limited and has been operationalized from 1st April 2023. The  State/UT-wise  and  year-wise  details  of  amount  of  loans  guaranteed  to startup borrowers under the Scheme, during the last three years viz., 2023, 2024, and 2025 are placed as Annexure-VI .

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## ANNEXURE-I

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 588 FOR ANSWER ON 03.02.2026.

The State/UT-wise number of entities which have been recognised as startups by DPIIT as on 31 st  December 2025 are as under:

| State/UT                                 | Number of entities recognised as startups   |
|------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands              | 89                                          |
| Andhra Pradesh                           | 3887                                        |
| Arunachal Pradesh                        | 85                                          |
| Assam                                    | 2014                                        |
| Bihar                                    | 4565                                        |
| Chandigarh                               | 660                                         |
| Chhattisgarh                             | 2245                                        |
| Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu | 89                                          |
| Delhi                                    | 19913                                       |
| Goa                                      | 773                                         |
| Gujarat                                  | 17691                                       |
| Haryana                                  | 10745                                       |
| Himachal Pradesh                         | 762                                         |
| Jammu & Kashmir                          | 1397                                        |
| Jharkhand                                | 1945                                        |
| Karnataka                                | 21163                                       |
| Kerala                                   | 8090                                        |
| Ladakh                                   | 25                                          |
| Lakshadweep                              | 3                                           |
| Madhya Pradesh                           | 6819                                        |
| Maharashtra                              | 35992                                       |
| Manipur                                  | 251                                         |
| Meghalaya                                | 89                                          |
| Mizoram                                  | 62                                          |
| Nagaland                                 | 114                                         |
| Odisha                                   | 3589                                        |
| Puducherry                               | 218                                         |
| Punjab                                   | 2306                                        |
| Rajasthan                                | 7491                                        |
| Sikkim                                   | 18                                          |
| Tamil Nadu                               | 13780                                       |
| Telangana                                | 11434                                       |
| Tripura                                  | 191                                         |
| Uttar Pradesh                            | 20163                                       |
| Uttarakhand                              | 1709                                        |
| West Bengal                              | 6768                                        |
| Total                                    | 2,07,135                                    |

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## ANNEXURE-II

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (b)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 588 FOR ANSWER ON 03.02.2026.

The State/UT-wise number and percentage of entities recognised as startups that have at least one-woman director/partner, as on 31 st  December 2025, are as under:

| State/UT                                 | Number of entities recognised as startups that have at least one-woman director/partner   | Approximate percentage of entities recognised as startups that have at least one-woman director/partner (of total entities recognized as startups)   |
|------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands              | 38                                                                                        | 43%                                                                                                                                                  |
| Andhra Pradesh                           | 1903                                                                                      | 49%                                                                                                                                                  |
| Arunachal Pradesh                        | 38                                                                                        | 45%                                                                                                                                                  |
| Assam                                    | 878                                                                                       | 44%                                                                                                                                                  |
| Bihar                                    | 2090                                                                                      | 46%                                                                                                                                                  |
| Chandigarh                               | 310                                                                                       | 47%                                                                                                                                                  |
| Chhattisgarh                             | 965                                                                                       | 43%                                                                                                                                                  |
| Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu | 46                                                                                        | 52%                                                                                                                                                  |
| Delhi                                    | 9782                                                                                      | 49%                                                                                                                                                  |
| Goa                                      | 366                                                                                       | 47%                                                                                                                                                  |
| Gujarat                                  | 7591                                                                                      | 43%                                                                                                                                                  |
| Haryana                                  | 5302                                                                                      | 49%                                                                                                                                                  |
| Himachal Pradesh                         | 334                                                                                       | 44%                                                                                                                                                  |
| Jammu & Kashmir                          | 505                                                                                       | 36%                                                                                                                                                  |
| Jharkhand                                | 900                                                                                       | 46%                                                                                                                                                  |
| Karnataka                                | 10053                                                                                     | 48%                                                                                                                                                  |
| Kerala                                   | 3281                                                                                      | 41%                                                                                                                                                  |
| Ladakh                                   | 8                                                                                         | 32%                                                                                                                                                  |
| Lakshadweep                              | 1                                                                                         | 33%                                                                                                                                                  |
| Madhya Pradesh                           | 3246                                                                                      | 48%                                                                                                                                                  |
| Maharashtra                              | 17989                                                                                     | 50%                                                                                                                                                  |
| Manipur                                  | 115                                                                                       | 46%                                                                                                                                                  |
| Meghalaya                                | 45                                                                                        | 51%                                                                                                                                                  |
| Mizoram                                  | 23                                                                                        | 37%                                                                                                                                                  |
| Nagaland                                 | 62                                                                                        | 54%                                                                                                                                                  |
| Odisha                                   | 1796                                                                                      | 50%                                                                                                                                                  |
| Puducherry                               | 97                                                                                        | 44%                                                                                                                                                  |
| Punjab                                   | 1155                                                                                      | 50%                                                                                                                                                  |
| Rajasthan                                | 3577                                                                                      | 48%                                                                                                                                                  |
| Sikkim                                   | 7                                                                                         | 39%                                                                                                                                                  |
| Tamil Nadu                               | 6884                                                                                      | 50%                                                                                                                                                  |
| Telangana                                | 5776                                                                                      | 51%                                                                                                                                                  |
| Tripura                                  | 77                                                                                        | 40%                                                                                                                                                  |
| Uttar Pradesh                            | 10171                                                                                     | 50%                                                                                                                                                  |
| Uttarakhand                              | 806                                                                                       | 47%                                                                                                                                                  |
| West Bengal                              | 3470                                                                                      | 51%                                                                                                                                                  |
| Total                                    | 99,687                                                                                    | 48%                                                                                                                                                  |

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (c) & (d) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 588 FOR ANSWER ON 03.02.2026.

Details of various measures/schemes being implemented by the Government to support entrepreneurship among various marginalized communities and for women, are as under:

## I. Key measures to promote entrepreneurship for the marginalized communities:

1.  The  Ministry  of  Micro,  Small  and  Medium  Enterprises  (MSME)  implements  the National Scheduled Caste Scheduled Tribe Hub (NSSH) Scheme, that aims at capacity  enhancement of SC/ST entrepreneurs and promotes entrepreneurship culture  amongst  the  SC/ST  population.  The  Scheme  is  empowering  SC/ST population to participate in the public procurement process and fulfill the mandated target of procurement from SC/ST enterprises under Public Procurement Policy by the  Ministries,  Departments,  and  CPSEs.  The  Scheme  is  being  implemented across the country.

Since  inception  of  the  Scheme,  various  interventions/sub-schemes  have  been introduced  under  NSSH  in  consultation  with  various  stakeholders  for  capital subsidy, capacity building, enhancing competitiveness, and market linkage of the SC/ST  entrepreneurs.  These  include  Special  Credit  Linked  Capital  Subsidy Scheme, Capacity Building and Training Programs, Special Marketing Assistance Scheme (SMAS), Single Point Registration Scheme (SPRS), Reimbursement of Bank Loan Processing Fee, Reimbursement of Bank Charges on Performance Bank  Guarantee,  Reimbursement  of  Testing  Fee,  Reimbursement  of  Annual Membership  fee of Export Promotion Council, Reimbursement  of Annual Membership/Subscription Fee of Government Promoted e-Commerce Portals, and Top 50 NIRF Ranked Management Institution's Short-Term Training Program Fee Reimbursement Scheme.

2.  The Ministry of Minority Affairs (MoMA) implements Pradhan Mantri Virasat Ka Samvardhan  (PM  VIKAS)  Scheme  which  converges  five  erstwhile  skilling schemes.  The  Scheme  focuses  on  socio-economic  empowerment  of  the  six notified  minority  communities  through  skill  development,  entrepreneurship  and leadership of minority women, and education support for school dropouts.
3.  The  Ministry of Skill  Development  and  Entrepreneurship  (MSDE)  through Entrepreneurship  Development  Programmes  (EDP)  and  Entrepreneurship  and Skill Development Programmes (ESDP), has strengthened participants capabilities through  focused  interventions  such  as  digital  marketing,  financial  and  credit linkages,  market  access,  and  industry  connect.  MSDE  through  its  autonomous institutes,  namely  National  Institute  for  Entrepreneurship  and  Small  Business Development  (NIESBUD)  and  Indian  Institute  of  Entrepreneurship  (IIE),  is implementing  the  skilling  and  entrepreneurship  component  of  Pradhan  Mantri Janjati Adivasi Nyaya Maha Abhiyaan (PM JANMAN) - a scheme of Ministry of Tribal  Affairs  for  upliftment  of  Particularly  Vulnerable  Tribal  Groups  (PVTGs). Further, PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana aims to promote rooftop solar adoption, empower entrepreneurs, and create sustainable livelihood opportunities,  and IIE is establishing, developing and managing Entrepreneurship Development Centres (EDC)  and Incubation Centers (ICs) in North East Region's Educational Institutions.
4.  Under  the  Ministry  of  Social  Justice  and  Empowerment  (MoSJE),  the  Venture Capital Fund for Scheduled Castes (VCF-SC) and the Venture Capital Fund for Backward Classes (VCF-BC) schemes  have been formulated to support entrepreneurship  among  persons  belonging  to  Scheduled  Castes  (SCs)  and Backward Classes, including women entrepreneurs from these communities. The schemes are being implemented through IFCI Venture Capital Ltd. the designated implementing agency/Fund Manager.

The Ministry has also launched the Ambedkar Social Innovation and Incubation Mission  (ASIIM)  under  the  VCF-SC,  that  aims  to  promote  innovation  and entrepreneurship among  Scheduled Caste youth by providing incubation, mentoring and equity support through recognised Technology Business Incubators, to help convert innovative ideas into viable enterprises.

IFCI Venture Capital Funds Ltd, has also introduced the online mentorship program in which Industry experts provide handholding support, guidance to the aspirants SC entrepreneurs through the mentorship portal i.e. aye-mentor.in. The portal is operational across the country including all States and UTs.

5.  Under the Department of Financial Services, the Stand-Up India Scheme (SUPI) was  launched  on  05.04.2016  and  was  valid/  operational  till  March  2025.  The objective of the Scheme was to facilitate loans from Scheduled Commercial Banks (SCBs) of value between Rs. 10 lakh and Rs.1 crore to at least one Scheduled Caste (SC) or Scheduled Tribe (ST) borrower and one-Woman borrower per Bank branch for setting up greenfield enterprise in manufacturing, services or trading sector, including activities allied to agriculture.
6.  Under Startup  India  initiative,  the  flagship  funding  schemes,  (FFS,  SISFS,  and CGSS),  States' Startup Ranking Framework exercise, National Startup Awards, events  such  as  Innovation  Week  and  Startup  Mahakumbh,  and  activities  to encourage  corporates  to  support  startups  by  way  of  mentorship,  access  to infrastructure, sharing resources and knowledge, assistance in market linkages, investor connect along with various district outreach programs are undertaken to encourage grassroots innovation and setting up of startups across the country by entrepreneurs.

## II. Key measures to support women-led startups

1.  Women-led startups are incentivized under the flagship schemes of Fund of Funds for Startups (FFS) and Credit Guarantee Scheme for Startups (CGSS).
2.  Capacity building programs such as the Women  Capacity Development Programme (WING), Virtual Incubation Programs, Startup Learning Program for Women  in  Technology,  Accelerating  Women  Entrepreneurs  Program  support women-led startups and women entrepreneurs in their startup journey.
3.  Outreach and awareness measures include a dedicated webpage on Startup India Hub portal detailing Government measures, ASCEND Startup Workshop Series and Women for Startups Workshops, SuperStree Podcast, Women for Startups: State Workshops, platforms to connect women entrepreneurs with investors, and information  dissemination  on  print  media  and  social  media  platforms  to  reach women-led startups and entrepreneurs across the country.
4.  Women-led startups and entrepreneurs are also recognised for their progress and achievements  through  measures  and  initiatives  such  as  interaction  of  women entrepreneurs with the Hon'ble President of India, specific provisions in the States'

Startup  Ranking  exercise  to  encourage  support  for  women-led  startups  in States/UTs, special category for women-led startups in National Startup Awards (NSA).

5.  Apart from the above measures and measures detailed in Part I. of the Annexure, other  Ministries  and  Departments  have  also  implemented  programmes  and initiatives  to  support  women  entrepreneurship  and  capacity  building.  MSDE  in collaboration with the Women Entrepreneurship Platform of NITI Aayog, launched the Swavalambini- a Women Entrepreneurship Programme. The programme aims to  cultivate  an  entrepreneurial  mindset  among  female  students.  Furthermore, Swavalambini  aims  to  recognise  and  reward  successful  women  entrepreneurs emerging from the programme through the Award to Rewards Initiative of Women Entrepreneurship Platform of NITI Aayog. The Women  Leadership and Entrepreneurship  component  under  the  PM  VIKAS  Scheme  of  MoMA  aims  to provide handholding to minority women  trained in leadership and basic entrepreneurship. Further, it intends to select aspiring women entrepreneurs, from amongst those trained, to become Business Mentors (to be known as 'Biz Sakhis/ Udyami Mitras' in the scheme) and promote establishment of individual or group enterprises for the same.

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## ANNEXURE-IV

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (e)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 588 FOR ANSWER ON 03.02.2026.

The State/UT-wise and year-wise details of amount invested in startups by AIFs supported under the FFS, during the last five years viz., 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025 are as under:

(in Rs. crore)

| State/UT          |   2021 |   2022 |   2023 |   2024 |   2025 |
|-------------------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
| Andhra Pradesh    |    0   |    0   |   11.3 |   24.4 |    0   |
| Arunachal Pradesh |    0.8 |    0   |    0   |    0.5 |    0   |
| Assam             |   14.4 |    9.3 |    1.5 |   13   |    0.1 |
| Bihar             |   18.5 |    9.5 |   58   |    0   |   52.4 |
| Chandigarh        |    0   |    0.4 |   11   |    0.2 |    9.7 |
| Chhattisgarh      |    0   |    0   |    4.2 |   50   |   12   |
| Delhi             |  610.3 |  998.9 |  500   |  327.8 |  808   |
| Goa               |    0   |    0   |  123.9 |    0   |    0   |
| Gujarat           |   47   |  299.8 |  198.2 |  141   |   94.9 |
| Haryana           |  275.7 |  502.7 |  314.5 |  501.8 |  148.8 |
| Jammu & Kashmir   |    0   |    0   |    0   |   50   |    0   |
| Jharkhand         |    0   |    0   |    0   |    7.2 |   24   |
| Karnataka         |  927.5 | 1957.9 |  880.3 | 1112.9 | 1340   |
| Kerala            |  121.7 |    7.1 |   52.5 |   47   |  121.5 |
| Madhya Pradesh    |   61.2 |   60.3 |    4.4 |    0   |    7.3 |
| Maharashtra       |  952.8 | 1520.8 |  710.9 |  818.6 |  972.6 |
| Manipur           |    1.3 |    5   |    0   |    0   |    0   |
| Meghalaya         |    0   |    1.1 |    0   |    0   |    0   |
| Nagaland          |    0   |    0   |    0   |    0.7 |    0   |
| Odisha            |    2.5 |    0   |    8   |    3   |   51.5 |
| Puducherry        |    0   |    0   |    0.8 |    0   |    5   |
| Punjab            |   12.3 |    0   |    0.1 |   60.5 |    0   |
| Rajasthan         |   80.8 |    5.1 |   92   |   87.4 |   69.3 |
| Tamil Nadu        |  161.3 |  344.4 |  122.7 |  300.5 |  144.8 |
| Telangana         |   69.5 |  112.8 |  169.3 |   70.6 |  150.9 |
| Tripura           |    0.2 |    0.1 |    0   |    0.8 |    0   |
| Uttar Pradesh     |  105.1 |  124.4 |   18.8 |  184.1 |  245   |
| Uttarakhand       |    0   |    0   |    0.1 |    7.2 |    0   |
| West Bengal       |   28.2 |   13.8 |    9.6 |    0   |   13.8 |
| Total             | 3491   | 5973.4 | 3292   | 3809.2 | 4271.6 |

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## ANNEXURE-V

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (e)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 588 FOR ANSWER ON 03.02.2026.

The State/UT-wise and year-wise details of funds approved to startups by incubators under the SISFS, during the last five years viz., 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025 are as under:

(in Rs. crore)

| State/UT                    | 2021   | 2022   | 2023   | 2024   | 2025   |
|-----------------------------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands | -      | -      | 0.040  | -      | -      |
| Andhra Pradesh              | -      | 1.430  | 4.380  | 3.365  | 3.030  |
| Arunachal Pradesh           | -      | 0.200  | -      | -      | 0.100  |
| Assam                       | 0.400  | 1.670  | 1.921  | 1.330  | 1.309  |
| Bihar                       | 0.100  | 1.810  | 4.780  | 1.530  | 0.555  |
| Chandigarh                  | -      | 0.450  | 2.200  | 0.200  | 0.040  |
| Chhattisgarh                | 0.100  | 0.320  | 0.860  | 0.795  | 0.591  |
| Delhi                       | 2.540  | 5.905  | 13.185 | 12.670 | 7.835  |
| Goa                         | 0.700  | 0.850  | 0.380  | 0.780  | 0.570  |
| Gujarat                     | 1.500  | 7.835  | 14.911 | 10.940 | 6.725  |
| Haryana                     | 0.330  | 4.725  | 7.535  | 8.375  | 7.090  |
| Himachal Pradesh            | 0.100  | 0.250  | 1.890  | 0.700  | 0.440  |
| Jammu & Kashmir             | -      | 0.100  | 0.330  | 1.420  | 0.800  |
| Jharkhand                   | 0.650  | 0.300  | 0.550  | 1.525  | 0.670  |
| Karnataka                   | 6.490  | 23.410 | 23.948 | 20.512 | 15.860 |
| Kerala                      | 0.726  | 3.780  | 3.030  | 2.670  | 3.600  |
| Madhya Pradesh              | 0.500  | 6.543  | 4.210  | 5.978  | 3.654  |
| Maharashtra                 | 3.950  | 17.780 | 37.565 | 27.670 | 18.115 |
| Manipur                     | -      | 0.250  | 0.050  | -      | 0.000  |
| Meghalaya                   | -      | 0.200  | -      | 0.040  | 0.100  |
| Mizoram                     | -      | -      | 0.400  | 0.750  | -      |
| Nagaland                    | -      | 0.250  | 1.140  | 2.580  | 1.000  |
| Odisha                      | 0.100  | 2.300  | 4.682  | 4.369  | 3.615  |
| Puducherry                  | -      | 0.766  | 0.200  | -      | -      |
| Punjab                      | -      | 0.220  | 2.796  | 4.020  | 1.450  |
| Rajasthan                   | 0.705  | 3.685  | 7.480  | 6.555  | 3.515  |
| Sikkim                      | -      | 0.200  | -      | -      | -      |
| Tamil Nadu                  | 3.425  | 8.291  | 13.638 | 19.376 | 10.140 |
| Telangana                   | 1.350  | 10.650 | 11.670 | 10.950 | 7.992  |
| Uttar Pradesh               | 3.155  | 5.453  | 10.010 | 12.188 | 7.710  |
| Uttarakhand                 | -      | 1.250  | 0.750  | 1.630  | 1.150  |
| West Bengal                 | 0.765  | 1.160  | 1.550  | 2.915  | 1.744  |
| Total                       | 27.59  | 112.03 | 176.08 | 165.83 | 109.40 |

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ANNEXURE-VI

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (e)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 588 FOR ANSWER ON 03.02.2026.

The  State/UT-wise  and  year-wise  details  of  amount  of  loans  guaranteed  to  startup borrowers under the CGSS during the last three years viz. 2023, 2024 and 2025 are as under:

| State/UT        |   2023 |   2024 |   (in Rs. crore) 2025 |
|-----------------|--------|--------|-----------------------|
| Andhra Pradesh  |   5.3  |   9.7  |                  2    |
| Assam           |   0    |   2.52 |                 11.45 |
| Bihar           |   0    |   0.28 |                  0    |
| Chandigarh      |   0    |   0.15 |                  0    |
| Chhattisgarh    |   0    |   0    |                  0.65 |
| Delhi           |  25.65 |  25.96 |                  3.8  |
| Gujarat         |   6.5  |   3    |                 30.27 |
| Haryana         |  25.25 |  58.17 |                 37.27 |
| Jammu & Kashmir |  10    |   4.35 |                  5    |
| Karnataka       |  30.16 |  37.18 |                 29.18 |
| Kerala          |   4.5  |  24.5  |                  3    |
| Madhya Pradesh  |   8.8  |   1    |                  1    |
| Maharashtra     |  59.75 |  64.99 |                 45.53 |
| Odisha          |   0    |   0    |                  4.5  |
| Rajasthan       |  11.8  |  20.5  |                  0.6  |
| Tamil Nadu      |   8.65 |  62    |                 13.95 |
| Telangana       |   0.3  |   5.17 |                  0    |
| Uttar Pradesh   |  18.12 |  20.86 |                 13.13 |
| Uttarakhand     |   0    |  10    |                  0    |
| West Bengal     |   6    |  30.75 |                  5    |
| Total           | 220.78 | 381.08 |                206.33 |

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