Lok Sabha Question No. 917 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-02-04
Subject: SAMRIDH Programme
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Shri Bastipati Nagaraju, Shri Daggumalla Prasada Rao

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 917

TO BE ANSWERED ON: 04.02.2026

## SAMRIDH PROGRAMME

## 917. SHRI DAGGUMALLA PRASADA RAO: SHRI BASTIPATI NAGARAJU:

Will the Minister of ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of accelerators which have submitted Expression of Interest under the SAMRIDH programme during the last five years, year and State-wise;
- (b) the total number of accelerators which have been selected under the scheme during the last five years, State-wise;
- (c) whether the Government maintains the performance of these accelerators in the last five years;
- (d) if so, the list of start-ups supported under the programme by the selected accelerators;
- (e) whether funds are provided by the Government to accelerators under the programme; and
- (f) if so, the amount of funds allocated and disbursed during each of the last five years, acceleratorwise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI JITIN PRASADA)

(a)  to  (f):  The  Startup  Accelerator  of  MeitY  for  Product  Innovation,  Development,  and  Growth (SAMRIDH) programme, aims to accelerate around 300 Startups through existing and upcoming Accelerators  in  Health-tech,  Ed-tech,  Agri-tech,  Consumer-tech,  Fin-tech,  Software  as  a  Service (SaaS), and sustainability. Under the SAMRIDH  programme,  186  accelerators submitted Expressions of Interest, leading to the selection of 43 top accelerators across 16 states. (State-wise details provided at Annexure-I )

MeitY  Start-up  Hub  (MSH)  under  Digital  India  Corporation  (DIC)  monitors  and  evaluates  the performance  of  selected  accelerators  based  on  quantitative  and  qualitative  parameters  of  the acceleration programme, which also tracks revenue and valuation growth of supported startups on an annual basis.

SAMRIDH provides financial support of ₹2 lakh per startup to selected accelerators, along with matching  funding  to  startups  up  to  a  maximum  of  ₹40  lakh,  in  accordance  with  programme guidelines.  Of  the  373  startups  selected  and  accelerated,  241  have  secured  matching  funding. Accelerator-wise details of startups accelerated, funded, and funds disbursed over the last five years are provided at Annexure-I .

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## Annexure -I

| Sl. No.   | State            |   No. of Accelerat ors submitted EOI |   No. of Accelerators selected | No of Startups Accelerated   | No of Startups Funded   | Funds Disbursed In INR Crores   |
|-----------|------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------|------------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh   |                                    7 |                              1 | 5                            | 5                       | 1.81                            |
| 2         | Assam            |                                    3 |                              0 | -                            | -                       | -                               |
| 3         | Bihar            |                                    5 |                              0 | -                            | -                       | -                               |
| 4         | Chattisgarh      |                                    3 |                              0 | -                            | -                       | -                               |
| 5         | Delhi            |                                   13 |                              2 | 31                           | 28                      | 11.42                           |
| 6         | Goa              |                                    3 |                              1 | 14                           | 6                       | 2.37                            |
| 7         | Gujarat          |                                   12 |                              2 | 13                           | 6                       | 2.36                            |
| 8         | Haryana          |                                    6 |                              3 | 28                           | 20                      | 7.54                            |
| 9         | Himachal Pradesh |                                    2 |                              0 | -                            | -                       | -                               |
| 10        | Jammu &Kashmir   |                                    1 |                              0 | -                            | -                       | -                               |
| 11        | Karnataka        |                                   25 |                              8 | 69                           | 40                      | 15.77                           |
| 12        | Kerala           |                                    5 |                              2 | 21                           | 13                      | 4.95                            |
| 13        | Madhya Pradesh   |                                    3 |                              1 | 6                            | 5                       | 1.72                            |
| 14        | Maharashtra      |                                   20 |                              4 | 26                           | 12                      | 5.14                            |
| 15        | Odisha           |                                    3 |                              1 | 16                           | 13                      | 5.07                            |
| 16        | Punjab           |                                    5 |                              0 | -                            | -                       | -                               |
| 17        | Rajasthan        |                                   13 |                              3 | 19                           | 17                      | 5.68                            |
| 18        | Sikkim           |                                    1 |                              1 | 6                            | 1                       | 0.52                            |
| 19        | Tamil Nadu       |                                   18 |                              3 | 35                           | 25                      | 9.75                            |
| 20        | Telangana        |                                   22 |                              5 | 34                           | 17                      | 7.23                            |
| 21        | Uttar Pradesh    |                                   10 |                              4 | 35                           | 27                      | 9.91                            |
| 22        | Uttarakhand      |                                    4 |                              0 | -                            | -                       | -                               |
| 23        | West Bengal      |                                    2 |                              2 | 15                           | 6                       | 2.50                            |
|           | Total            |                                  186 |                             43 | 373                          | 241                     | 93.75                           |

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