Lok Sabha Question No. 1493 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-09
Subject: Status of Startups
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Shri Konda Vishweshwar Reddy

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1493. TO BE ANSWERED ON TUESDAY, THE 09 TH  DECEMBER, 2025.

## STATUS OF STARTUPS

## 1493.  SHRI KONDA VISHWESHWAR REDDY:

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

## वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्री

- (a) the number of startups recognised and the quantum of funding availed through Funds for Startups till 31st October, 2025, State-wise, particularly Telangana;
- (b) whether Government proposes to establish a dedicated Startup/SEBI facilitation centre in Hyderabad, similar to GIFT city; and
- (c) 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): As per eligibility  conditions prescribed under G.S.R. notification 127 (E) dated 19th February 2019, entities are recognized as 'startups' under the Startup India initiative by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT). As on 31st October 2025, 1,97,692 entities have been recognized as startups by DPIIT.  The  State/Union  Territory  (UT)-wise  details  of  entities  recognized  as startups by DPIIT as on 31st October 2025, including in the State of Telangana is placed as Annexure-I.

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.  The State/UT- wise amount invested in startups by AIFs selected under FFS as on 31st October 2025, including in the State of Telangana is placed as Annexure-II.

SISFS provides financial assistance to seed stage startups through incubators. SISFS is implemented from 1st April 2021. The State/UT-wise amount approved to  startups  by  incubators  selected  under  SISFS  as  on  31st  October  2025, including in the State of Telangana is 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 State/UT-wise amount of loans guaranteed to startup borrowers as on 31st October 2025, including in the State of Telangana is placed as Annexure-IV.

- (b) & (c): As  per  the  Department  of  Economic  Affairs  (DEA),  currently  there  is  no  such proposal  under  consideration to establish a dedicated Startup/SEBI facilitation centre in Hyderabad, similar to GIFT City.

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## ANNEXURE-I

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1493 FOR ANSWER ON 09.12.2025.

The  State/Union  Territory  (UT)-wise  details  of  entities  recognized  as  startups  by  DPIIT  as  on  31 st October 2025 is provided below:

| State/UT                                 |   Number of entities recognized as startups |
|------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands              |                                          85 |
| Andhra Pradesh                           |                                        3609 |
| Arunachal Pradesh                        |                                          79 |
| Assam                                    |                                        1925 |
| Bihar                                    |                                        4187 |
| Chandigarh                               |                                         633 |
| Chhattisgarh                             |                                        2149 |
| Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu |                                          85 |
| Delhi                                    |                                       19273 |
| Goa                                      |                                         747 |
| Gujarat                                  |                                       16805 |
| Haryana                                  |                                       10295 |
| Himachal Pradesh                         |                                         710 |
| Jammu and Kashmir                        |                                        1334 |
| Jharkhand                                |                                        1858 |
| Karnataka                                |                                       20330 |
| Kerala                                   |                                        7768 |
| Ladakh                                   |                                          23 |
| Lakshadweep                              |                                           3 |
| Madhya Pradesh                           |                                        6493 |
| Maharashtra                              |                                       34444 |
| Manipur                                  |                                         235 |
| Meghalaya                                |                                          86 |
| Mizoram                                  |                                          61 |
| Nagaland                                 |                                         110 |
| Odisha                                   |                                        3428 |
| Puducherry                               |                                         207 |
| Punjab                                   |                                        2196 |
| Rajasthan                                |                                        7103 |
| Sikkim                                   |                                          18 |
| Tamil Nadu                               |                                       13105 |
| Telangana                                |                                       10804 |
| Tripura                                  |                                         179 |
| Uttar Pradesh                            |                                       19207 |
| Uttarakhand                              |                                        1635 |
| West Bengal                              |                                        6483 |
| Total                                    |                                      197692 |

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## ANNEXURE-II ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1493 FOR ANSWER ON 09.12.2025.

The State/UT-wise amount invested in startups by AIFs selected under FFS as on 31 st  October 2025, including in the State of Telangana, is provided below:

| State/UT          | No. of startups selected byAIFs   | Amount invested (in Rs. crore)   |
|-------------------|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| Karnataka         | 415                               | 7,893.46                         |
| Maharashtra       | 269                               | 5,899.85                         |
| Delhi             | 208                               | 3,727.60                         |
| Haryana           | 104                               | 2,074.30                         |
| Tamil Nadu        | 60                                | 1,383.19                         |
| Uttar Pradesh     | 48                                | 752.62                           |
| Telangana         | 38                                | 608.88                           |
| Gujarat           | 36                                | 779.62                           |
| Rajasthan         | 27                                | 381.32                           |
| Kerala            | 25                                | 380.07                           |
| Assam             | 21                                | 41.05                            |
| Madhya Pradesh    | 18                                | 179.96                           |
| West Bengal       | 16                                | 147.28                           |
| Odisha            | 10                                | 44.30                            |
| Manipur           | 6                                 | 6.35                             |
| Bihar             | 4                                 | 186.06                           |
| Punjab            | 3                                 | 87.48                            |
| Chhattisgarh      | 3                                 | 66.23                            |
| Chandigarh        | 3                                 | 21.30                            |
| Uttarakhand       | 3                                 | 7.58                             |
| Meghalaya         | 3                                 | 1.05                             |
| Goa               | 2                                 | 124.39                           |
| Andhra Pradesh    | 2                                 | 35.60                            |
| Puducherry        | 2                                 | 5.73                             |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 2                                 | 1.40                             |
| Tripura           | 2                                 | 1.00                             |
| Nagaland          | 2                                 | 0.65                             |
| Jammu & Kashmir   | 1                                 | 50.00                            |
| Jharkhand         | 1                                 | 31.20                            |
| Total             | 1,334                             | 24,919.5                         |

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## ANNEXURE-III ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1493 FOR ANSWER ON 09.12.2025.

The State/UT-wise amount approved to startups by incubators selected under SISFS as on 31 st October 2025, including in the State of Telangana, is provided below:

| State/UT                    | Number of startups selected   |   Funds approved (in Rs. crore) |
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 1                             |                            0.04 |
| Andhra Pradesh              | 62                            |                           11.91 |
| Arunachal Pradesh           | 2                             |                            0.3  |
| Assam                       | 44                            |                            5.87 |
| Bihar                       | 49                            |                            8.68 |
| Chandigarh                  | 14                            |                            2.89 |
| Chhattisgarh                | 22                            |                            2.52 |
| Delhi                       | 222                           |                           40.95 |
| Goa                         | 23                            |                            3.08 |
| Gujarat                     | 225                           |                           40.01 |
| Haryana                     | 147                           |                           25.96 |
| Himachal Pradesh            | 22                            |                            3.24 |
| Jammu and Kashmir           | 13                            |                            2.65 |
| Jharkhand                   | 20                            |                            3.5  |
| Karnataka                   | 408                           |                           87.79 |
| Kerala                      | 70                            |                           13.39 |
| Madhya Pradesh              | 129                           |                           20.81 |
| Maharashtra                 | 544                           |                          102.75 |
| Manipur                     | 3                             |                            0.3  |
| Meghalaya                   | 3                             |                            0.34 |
| Mizoram                     | 6                             |                            1.15 |
| Nagaland                    | 27                            |                            4.97 |
| Odisha                      | 116                           |                           14.95 |
| Puducherry                  | 6                             |                            0.97 |
| Punjab                      | 52                            |                            8.49 |
| Rajasthan                   | 130                           |                           21.53 |
| Sikkim                      | 2                             |                            0.2  |
| Tamil Nadu                  | 310                           |                           53.36 |
| Telangana                   | 204                           |                           42.22 |
| Uttar Pradesh               | 245                           |                           37.41 |
| Uttarakhand                 | 25                            |                            4.38 |
| West Bengal                 | 53                            |                            7.98 |
| Total                       | 3,199                         |                          574.5  |

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## ANNEXURE-IV ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1493 FOR ANSWER ON 09.12.2025.

The State/UT-wise amount of loans guaranteed to startup borrowers as on 31st October 2025, including in the State of Telangana, is provided below:

| State/UT          |   Number of loans guaranteed |   Amount of loans guaranteed (in Rs. crore) |
|-------------------|------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
| Andhra Pradesh    |                           11 |                                       17    |
| Assam             |                            5 |                                       13.97 |
| Bihar             |                            1 |                                        0.28 |
| Chandigarh        |                            1 |                                        0.15 |
| Delhi             |                           24 |                                       54.11 |
| Gujarat           |                            9 |                                       39.77 |
| Haryana           |                           33 |                                       98.29 |
| Jammu And Kashmir |                            6 |                                       19.35 |
| Karnataka         |                           41 |                                       92.22 |
| Kerala            |                           15 |                                       32    |
| Madhya Pradesh    |                            6 |                                       10.8  |
| Maharashtra       |                           72 |                                      159.56 |
| Odisha            |                            2 |                                        4.5  |
| Rajasthan         |                            9 |                                       32.3  |
| Tamil Nadu        |                           28 |                                       80.87 |
| Telangana         |                            5 |                                        5.47 |
| Uttar Pradesh     |                           25 |                                       45.85 |
| Uttarakhand       |                            1 |                                       10    |
| West Bengal       |                           17 |                                       38.75 |
| Total             |                          311 |                                      755.2  |

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