Lok Sabha Question No. 5156 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-24
Subject: Registered  New Startups/MSMEs/Industrial Units
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Shri Raju Bista

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

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5156.

TO BE ANSWERED ON TUESDAY, THE 24 TH  MARCH, 2026.

## REGISTERED NEW STARTUPS/MSMES/INDUSTRIAL UNITS

## 5156.  SHRI RAJU BISTA:

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

## वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्री

- (a) the number of new Startups/MSMEs/Industrial Units registered during the last five years, State-wise;
- (b) the  total  number  of  direct  employment  opportunities  generated  through  the startups/MSMEs/Industrial Units during the same period;
- (c) the  details  of  funds  allocated  and  disbursed  under  major  schemes  of  the Ministry aimed at promoting startups and MSMEs, State-wise; and
- (d) the number of Industries, MSMEs or registered companies that have shut down or migrated, particularly from West Bengal during the last five years?

## 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): Startup India initiative was launched on 16th January 2016, with an intent to build a strong ecosystem for nurturing  innovation, startups and encouraging investments in the startup ecosystem of the country.

In the last five years, viz. 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025, 1,65,443 entities have been recognised as startups by the Department for Promotion of Industry and  Internal  Trade  (DPIIT).  The  State/Union  Territory  (UT)-wise  details  of entities  recognised  as  startups  during  the  last  five  years  are  placed  as Annexure-I. Such entities recognised as startups by DPIIT have created over 16.9 lakh direct jobs in the last five years viz. 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025 .

The subject of Industries is primarily under the domain of State Governments. The Government maintains the data in respect of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs). As per the Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), it launched the Udyam Registration Portal (URP) on 01.07.2020 to facilitate ease of registration for MSMEs. This is voluntary, online and based on self-declaration. As per data available on the Udyam Portal, since its inception till  15.03.2026,  more  than  7.92  crore  MSMEs  including  Informal  Micro

Enterprises (IMEs) are registered and have reported an employment of more than 34.98 crore. The State/UT-wise details of MSMEs registrations are placed as Annexure-II.

- (c): Under  the  Startup  India  initiative,  the  Government  is  implementing  flagship Schemes such as Fund of Funds for Startups (FFS), Startup India Seed Fund Scheme (SISFS) and Credit Guarantee Scheme for Startups (CGSS) to support startups across categories 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. As on 31st January 2026, Rs. 12,362.70 crore has been committed (gross commitments) and Rs. 6,829.47 crore has been disbursed to/drawdown by AIFs supported under the Scheme. The State/UT-wise gross amount committed and disbursed to AIFs is placed as Annexure-III .

SISFS provides financial assistance to seed stage startups through incubators. SISFS is implemented from 1st April 2021. As on 31st January 2026, Rs. 945 crore has been approved and Rs. 575 crore has been disbursed to incubators selected  under  the  Scheme.  The  State/UT-wise  amount  approved  and disbursed to incubators is placed Annexure-IV .

CGSS is implemented for enabling debt funding 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. As on 31st January 2026, loans amounting to Rs. 925.90 crore have been guaranteed for startup borrowers under the Scheme. The State/UT-wise amount of loans guaranteed to startup borrowers is placed as Annexure-V .

In order to strengthen and extend financial support to MSMEs, the Ministry of MSME  has  implemented  various  schemes,  which  inter  alia,  include  Credit Guarantee Scheme (CGS) for Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs), Self Reliant India  (SRI)  Fund,  Prime  Minister's  Employment  Generation  Programme (PMEGP),  etc.  The  details  of  credit  support  under  these  schemes  are  at Annexure-VI.

The primary responsibility  for  developing  the  industrial  sector  rests  with  the State Governments, which adopt different policy measures to promote industrial development.  The Central Government  supplements  the  efforts of the States/UTs  through  various  schemes,  programmes  and  policy  initiatives  for promoting the growth and competitiveness of industries including Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs). In addition to ongoing schemes of various Departments and Ministries, the Central Government has taken various steps, such as Make in India, Startup India, PM Gati Shakti, National Infrastructure Pipeline  (NIP),  National  Industrial  Corridor  Programme,  Production  Linked Incentive  Scheme  (PLI),  promoting  Ease  of  Doing  Business  (EoDB)  and reducing compliance burden, National Single Window System (NSWS), India Industrial Land Bank (IILB),  reforms in Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), Project

Monitoring Group (PMG) etc. which facilitates setting up of major infrastructure projects across the country.

- (d): As on 31st January 2026, a total of 2,12,283 entities have been recognised  as startups by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade. 6,789 recognised startups are categorized as closed (i.e., dissolved/struck-off), as per the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA). Particularly in the State of West Bengal, 6,952 entities have been recognized as startups and 244 recognised startups are categorized as closed (i.e., dissolved/struck-off), as per the MCA.

Further  as  per  the  Udyam  Registration  Portal,  since  01.07.2020,  1.37  lakh Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) have closed/shut down. The number of  MSMEs shut  down  (1.37  lakh)  as  a  proportion  of  the  registered MSMEs of 7.92 crore during the same period is 0.17 %. Particularly in the State of West Bengal, 53,64,966 MSME have been registered as of 15.03.2026, and 16,696 MSMEs closed/shut down during the period.

Further, as reported by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, between 2020-2021 and 2024-2025,  97,415  and  91,880  companies  have  been  struck  off  under section 248(1) and section 248(2) of the Companies Act, 2013, respectively.

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## ANNEXURE-I ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) & (b) OF THE LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5156 FOR ANSWER ON 24.03.2026.

The State/UT-wise number of entities recognised as startups during the last five years viz. 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025 are as under:

| State/UT                                 | Number of entities recognized as startups in the last five years   |
|------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands              | 73                                                                 |
| Andhra Pradesh                           | 3205                                                               |
| Arunachal Pradesh                        | 81                                                                 |
| Assam                                    | 1711                                                               |
| Bihar                                    | 3946                                                               |
| Chandigarh                               | 506                                                                |
| Chhattisgarh                             | 1735                                                               |
| Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu | 76                                                                 |
| Delhi                                    | 14643                                                              |
| Goa                                      | 597                                                                |
| Gujarat                                  | 15389                                                              |
| Haryana                                  | 8398                                                               |
| Himachal Pradesh                         | 664                                                                |
| Jammu and Kashmir                        | 1231                                                               |
| Jharkhand                                | 1566                                                               |
| Karnataka                                | 15473                                                              |
| Kerala                                   | 6181                                                               |
| Ladakh                                   | 23                                                                 |
| Lakshadweep                              | 2                                                                  |
| Madhya Pradesh                           | 5645                                                               |
| Maharashtra                              | 28166                                                              |
| Manipur                                  | 221                                                                |
| Meghalaya                                | 81                                                                 |
| Mizoram                                  | 58                                                                 |
| Nagaland                                 | 100                                                                |
| Odisha                                   | 2835                                                               |
| Puducherry                               | 175                                                                |
| Punjab                                   | 1953                                                               |
| Rajasthan                                | 6230                                                               |
| Sikkim                                   | 14                                                                 |
| Tamil Nadu                               | 11592                                                              |
| Telangana                                | 9135                                                               |
| Tripura                                  | 157                                                                |
| Uttar Pradesh                            | 16625                                                              |
| Uttarakhand                              | 1379                                                               |
| West Bengal                              | 5577                                                               |
| Total                                    | 1,65,443                                                           |

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ANNEXURE-II ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) & (b) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5156 FOR ANSWER ON 24.03.2026. The State-wise MSME registrations as per Udyam Registration Portal from 01-07-2020

till 15-03-2026 are given in the table below:

| State/UT                                 | Micro       | Small    | Medium   | Total       |
|------------------------------------------|-------------|----------|----------|-------------|
| AndamanAnd Nicobar Islands               | 22,269      | 158      | 4        | 22,431      |
| Andhra Pradesh                           | 39,53,672   | 17,067   | 985      | 39,71,724   |
| Arunachal Pradesh                        | 49,287      | 389      | 19       | 49,695      |
| Assam                                    | 15,33,215   | 6,732    | 529      | 15,40,476   |
| Bihar                                    | 43,14,355   | 12,072   | 591      | 43,27,018   |
| Chandigarh                               | 80,717      | 1,269    | 133      | 82,119      |
| Chhattisgarh                             | 13,54,917   | 8,392    | 727      | 13,64,036   |
| Dadra And Nagar Haveli and Daman And Diu | 14,57,621   | 28,541   | 2,764    | 14,88,926   |
| Delhi                                    | 1,29,963    | 1,127    | 79       | 1,31,169    |
| Goa                                      | 43,62,502   | 54,334   | 4,245    | 44,21,081   |
| Gujarat                                  | 20,21,856   | 23,105   | 1,770    | 20,46,731   |
| Haryana                                  | 3,44,136    | 2,584    | 210      | 3,46,930    |
| Himachal Pradesh                         | 8,55,301    | 3,216    | 216      | 8,58,733    |
| Jammu and Kashmir                        | 15,70,479   | 5,931    | 357      | 15,76,767   |
| Jharkhand                                | 50,11,743   | 31,666   | 2,302    | 50,45,711   |
| Karnataka                                | 18,47,381   | 12,969   | 772      | 18,61,122   |
| Kerala                                   | 20,227      | 114      | 3        | 20,344      |
| Ladakh                                   | 2,462       | -        | -        | 2,462       |
| Lakshadweep                              | 48,64,361   | 19,918   | 1,196    | 48,85,475   |
| Madhya Pradesh                           | 1,01,73,908 | 74,867   | 6,930    | 1,02,55,705 |
| Maharashtra                              | 1,79,342    | 424      | 18       | 1,79,784    |
| Manipur                                  | 75,004      | 418      | 33       | 75,455      |
| Meghalaya                                | 53,254      | 215      | 8        | 53,477      |
| Mizoram                                  | 75,444      | 175      | 16       | 75,635      |
| Nagaland                                 | 24,70,744   | 10,077   | 610      | 24,81,431   |
| Odisha                                   | 1,08,426    | 670      | 61       | 1,09,157    |
| Puducherry                               | 21,41,880   | 16,996   | 1,236    | 21,60,112   |
| Punjab                                   | 44,74,365   | 27,350   | 1,664    | 45,03,379   |
| Rajasthan                                | 36,543      | 164      | 13       | 36,720      |
| Sikkim                                   | 62,51,501   | 39,405   | 2,835    | 62,93,741   |
| Tamil Nadu                               | 38,58,989   | 20,308   | 1,796    | 38,81,093   |
| Telangana                                | 35,217      | 916      | 135      | 36,268      |
| Tripura                                  | 3,15,500    | 709      | 47       | 3,16,256    |
| Uttar Pradesh                            | 86,82,377   | 40,492   | 2,673    | 87,25,542   |
| Uttarakhand                              | 6,54,057    | 4,059    | 276      | 6,58,392    |
| West Bengal                              | 53,38,925   | 24,249   | 1,792    | 53,64,966   |
| Total                                    | 7,87,21,940 | 4,91,078 | 37,045   | 7,92,50,063 |

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ANNEXURE-III ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (c)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5156 FOR ANSWER ON 24.03.2026. The  amount  committed  and  disbursed/drawdown  by  AIFs  under  FFS  as  on  31st

January 2026 is provided below:

(in Rs. crore)

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| State/UT    | Amount Committed to AIFs (Gross Commitments)   | Amount Disbursed to/ Drawdown by AIFs   |
|-------------|------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
| Assam       | 25.00                                          | 22.030                                  |
| Delhi       | 1,099.00                                       | 761.103                                 |
| Gujarat     | 150.00                                         | 116.331                                 |
| Haryana     | 176.00                                         | 85.793                                  |
| Karnataka   | 3,105.75                                       | 1,597.558                               |
| Maharashtra | 6,801.95                                       | 3,581.872                               |
| Rajasthan   | 20.00                                          | -                                       |
| Tamil Nadu  | 705.00                                         | 480.524                                 |
| Telangana   | 280.00                                         | 184.255                                 |
| Total       | 12,362.70                                      | 6,829.47                                |

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## ANNEXURE-IV ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (c)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5156 FOR ANSWER ON 24.03.2026.

The amount approved and disbursed to incubators under SISFS as on 31st January 2026 is provided below:

(in Rs. crore)

| State/UT         |   Amount approved to incubators |     to |
|------------------|---------------------------------|--------|
| Andhra Pradesh   |                           29.4  |  17.37 |
| Assam            |                           12.6  |   5.04 |
| Bihar            |                           18.9  |  10.79 |
| Chhattisgarh     |                            3.15 |   2.16 |
| Delhi            |                           51.45 |  27.08 |
| Goa              |                           15.54 |  11.69 |
| Gujarat          |                           81.38 |  46.85 |
| Haryana          |                           21    |  13.4  |
| Himachal Pradesh |                           13.65 |   6.96 |
| Jammu & Kashmir  |                            5.25 |   2.1  |
| Jharkhand        |                            4.2  |   1.68 |
| Karnataka        |                          104.48 |  62.61 |
| Kerala           |                           18.9  |  14.48 |
| Madhya Pradesh   |                           26.25 |  16.41 |
| Maharashtra      |                          120.75 |  74.31 |
| Mizoram          |                            4.2  |   1.99 |
| Nagaland         |                            7.35 |   3.57 |
| Odisha           |                           39.38 |  21.96 |
| Puducherry       |                            8.4  |   8.35 |
| Punjab           |                           44.1  |  25.78 |
| Rajasthan        |                           54.6  |  35.31 |
| Sikkim           |                            3.15 |   2.17 |
| Tamil Nadu       |                           96.34 |  57.9  |
| Telangana        |                           71.35 |  48.36 |
| Uttar Pradesh    |                           68.25 |  42.39 |
| Uttarakhand      |                           13.65 |   8.27 |
| West Bengal      |                            7.35 |   6.02 |
| Total            |                          945    | 575    |

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## ANNEXURE-V ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (c)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5156 FOR ANSWER ON 24.03.2026.

The State/UT-wise details of loans guaranteed to startup borrowers under the Credit Guarantee Scheme for Startups (CGSS) as on 31 st  January 2026 are as under:

| State/UT          |   Amount of loans guaranteed to startup borrowers (in Rs. crore) |
|-------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Andhra Pradesh    |                                                             1.5  |
| Assam             |                                                            13.97 |
| Bihar             |                                                             0.28 |
| Chandigarh        |                                                             0.15 |
| Chhattisgarh      |                                                             0.65 |
| Delhi             |                                                            65.41 |
| Gujarat           |                                                           119.83 |
| Haryana           |                                                           128.39 |
| Jammu And Kashmir |                                                             7    |
| Karnataka         |                                                           104.52 |
| Kerala            |                                                            35    |
| Madhya Pradesh    |                                                            10.8  |
| Maharashtra       |                                                           187.61 |
| Odisha            |                                                             4.5  |
| Rajasthan         |                                                            18.5  |
| Tamil Nadu        |                                                            84.6  |
| Telangana         |                                                            26.08 |
| Uttar Pradesh     |                                                            65.35 |
| Uttarakhand       |                                                            10    |
| West Bengal       |                                                            41.75 |
| Total             |                                                           925.9  |

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## ANNEXURE-VI ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (c)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5156 FOR ANSWER ON 24.03.2026.

The State/UT-wise details of CGS Guarantees approved since inception in 2000 till 28.02.2026 are placed below:

| States/UTs                     | Amount approved (in Rs. Crore)   |
|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands    | 755                              |
| Andhra Pradesh                 | 39,883                           |
| Arunachal Pradesh              | 1,801                            |
| Assam                          | 26,579                           |
| Bihar                          | 52,395                           |
| Chandigarh                     | 6,450                            |
| Chhattisgarh                   | 19,434                           |
| Delhi                          | 54,290                           |
| Goa                            | 4,445                            |
| Gujarat                        | 1,12,795                         |
| Haryana                        | 47,545                           |
| Himachal Pradesh               | 13,454                           |
| Jammu And Kashmir              | 14,782                           |
| Jharkhand                      | 32,557                           |
| Karnataka                      | 97,316                           |
| Kerala                         | 35,489                           |
| Ladakh                         | 373                              |
| Lakshadweep                    | 22                               |
| Madhya Pradesh                 | 60,367                           |
| Maharashtra                    | 1,66,366                         |
| Manipur                        | 1,238                            |
| Meghalaya                      | 1,893                            |
| Mizoram                        | 859                              |
| Nagaland                       | 1,398                            |
| Odisha                         | 42,591                           |
| Puducherry                     | 1,556                            |
| Punjab                         | 44,213                           |
| Rajasthan                      | 59,092                           |
| Sikkim                         | 707                              |
| Tamil Nadu                     | 97,457                           |
| Telangana                      | 45,935                           |
| Dadra and Nagar Haveli & Daman | 1,648                            |
| Tripura                        | 2,693                            |
| Uttar Pradesh                  | 1,37,574                         |
| Uttarakhand                    |                                  |
|                                | 13,902                           |
| Total                          | 13,16,741                        |

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The  State/UT-wise  details of investment  under  SRI  Fund  since  inception  till 28.02.2026 are provided below:

| States/UTs                             | Fund Investment (in Rs. Crore)   |
|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| Andhra Pradesh                         | 10.4                             |
| Assam                                  | 0.3                              |
| Bihar                                  | 243.7                            |
| Chandigarh                             | 67.6                             |
| Chhattisgarh                           | 0.3                              |
| Delhi                                  | 1,908.2                          |
| Dadra and Nagar Haveli & Daman and Diu | 4.2                              |
| Goa                                    | 0.3                              |
| Gujarat                                | 659.2                            |
| Haryana                                | 1,923.9                          |
| Himachal Pradesh                       | 0.3                              |
| Jharkhand                              | 0.2                              |
| Karnataka                              | 4,342.3                          |
| Kerala                                 | 843.4                            |
| Madhya Pradesh                         | 49.3                             |
| Maharashtra                            | 4,427.8                          |
| Odisha                                 | 32.7                             |
| Puducherry                             | 11.2                             |
| Punjab                                 | 33.5                             |
| Rajasthan                              | 275.7                            |
| Tamil Nadu                             | 730.6                            |
| Telangana                              | 1,150.1                          |
| Tripura                                | 0.3                              |
| Uttar Pradesh                          | 653.4                            |
| Uttarakhand                            | 27.8                             |
| West Bengal                            | 41.8                             |
| Total                                  | 17,438.1                         |

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The State/UT-wise details of microenterprises assisted across the country state-wise under PMEGP during FY 2020-21 to FY 2024-25 are provided below:

| State/UT          |   Margin Money (MM) Subsidy (in Rs. crore) |
|-------------------|--------------------------------------------|
| Andaman Nicobar   |                                       8.58 |
| Andhra Pradesh    |                                     614.5  |
| Arunachal Pradesh |                                      43.41 |
| Assam             |                                     330.78 |
| Bihar             |                                     617.23 |
| Chandigarh        |                                       1.7  |
| Chhattisgarh      |                                     346.86 |
| Delhi             |                                      14.43 |
| Goa               |                                      12.47 |
| Gujarat           |                                    1260.14 |
| Haryana           |                                     295.29 |
| Himachal Pradesh  |                                     166.62 |
| Jammu & Kashmir   |                                    1412.05 |
| Jharkhand         |                                     216.03 |
| Karnataka         |                                     698.37 |
| Kerala            |                                     331.92 |
| Ladakh            |                                      39.51 |
| Lakshadweep       |                                       0.35 |
| Madhya Pradesh    |                                     809.82 |
| Maharashtra       |                                     577.73 |
| Manipur           |                                     130.18 |
| Meghalaya         |                                      64.16 |
| Mizoram           |                                      75.73 |
| Nagaland          |                                     125.96 |
| Odisha            |                                     455.14 |
| Puducherry        |                                       5.35 |
| Punjab            |                                     340.42 |
| Rajasthan         |                                     489.06 |
| Sikkim            |                                      20.91 |
| Tamil Nadu        |                                     802.07 |
| Telangana         |                                     455.41 |
| Tripura           |                                      89.08 |
| Uttar Pradesh     |                                    1774.54 |
| Uttarakhand       |                                     197.56 |
| West Bengal       |                                     361.18 |

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