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Maharashtra has highest number of recognized startups followed by Karnataka, Delhi and Uttar Pradesh


Startups generated 7,67,754 jobs in the country

Posted On: 20 JUL 2022 4:45PM by PIB Delhi

 

Startup India initiative was launched by the Government on 16th January 2016. Under this initiative, entities are being recognized by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) as startups as per eligibility conditions prescribed under G.S.R. notification 127 (E) dated 19th February, 2019. The year-wise, state-wise details of the recognition of startups since the launch of the initiative in 2016 is placed at Annexure-I.

The State/UT-wise details of total number of employment generated, as self-reported by the startups recognized by the DPIIT, as on 30th June 2022, is placed at Annexure-II.

The measures taken by the Government to promote startups across the country are placed at Annexure-III. All the initiatives under the Startup India are inclusive and are implemented across States, cities, towns and rural areas.

There is no centralized compilation of information on the investments raised by startups.

 

ANNEXURE-I

The year-wise, state-wise detail of the startups recognized by the DPIIT as on 30th June 2022 is as under:

 

State/ UTs

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

Grand Total

Andaman and Nicobar Islands

-

1

2

8

5

13

5

34

Andhra Pradesh

4

100

160

176

232

297

164

1,133

Arunachal Pradesh

-

-

2

2

-

4

2

10

Assam

10

34

68

67

119

188

116

602

Bihar

1

47

145

154

258

390

242

1,237

Chandigarh

9

22

26

40

54

69

37

257

Chhattisgarh

11

56

119

160

154

166

118

784

Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu

-

4

1

3

5

12

7

32

Delhi

66

727

1,158

1,378

1,771

2,191

1,345

8,636

Goa

2

19

43

41

67

81

53

306

Gujarat

24

285

442

600

879

1,717

973

4,920

Haryana

27

255

478

702

809

1,063

651

3,985

Himachal Pradesh

-

9

16

29

41

56

53

204

Jammu and Kashmir

2

14

43

38

64

132

82

375

Jharkhand

2

35

85

88

164

191

110

675

Karnataka

61

842

1,184

1,675

1,739

2,144

1,236

8,881

Kerala

25

163

326

653

702

921

487

3,277

Ladakh

-

-

-

-

1

-

2

3

Lakshadweep

-

-

-

-

1

-

-

1

Madhya Pradesh

7

102

289

329

425

558

409

2,119

Maharashtra

86

1,058

1,620

2,129

2,685

3,721

2,220

13,519

Manipur

-

4

7

6

12

37

13

79

Meghalaya

-

-

2

5

-

9

7

23

Mizoram

-

-

2

1

1

2

1

7

Nagaland

1

4

2

2

5

7

3

24

Odisha

4

108

166

184

277

392

198

1,329

Puducherry

-

3

15

10

13

17

14

72

Punjab

7

28

65

93

146

241

136

716

Rajasthan

14

137

241

349

496

620

442

2,299

Sikkim

-

1

-

2

1

3

1

8

Tamil Nadu

49

257

449

609

756

1,103

730

3,953

Telangana

20

312

501

596

802

987

657

3,875

Tripura

-

-

2

7

23

12

18

62

Uttar Pradesh

27

392

776

881

1,377

1,968

1,233

6,654

Uttarakhand

4

43

69

97

114

162

112

601

West Bengal

8

171

271

303

398

686

464

2,301

Grand Total

471

5,233

8,775

11,417

14,596

20,160

12,341

72,993

 

ANNEXURE-II

The State/UT-wise details of total number of employment generated, as self-reported by the startups recognized by the DPIIT, as on 30th June 2022, is as under:

State-wise details total number of employment generated (as on 30th June 2022)

S. No.

States/ UTs

Number of Employees

1

Andaman and Nicobar Islands

215

2

Andhra Pradesh

11,243

3

Arunachal Pradesh

69

4

Assam

5,335

5

Bihar

10,156

6

Chandigarh

2,347

7

Chhattisgarh

6,912

8

Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu

423

9

Delhi

87,643

10

Goa

2,065

11

Gujarat

51,193

12

Haryana

48,843

13

Himachal Pradesh

1,558

14

Jammu and Kashmir

2,808

15

Jharkhand

5,088

16

Karnataka

1,03,541

17

Kerala

28,451

18

Ladakh

27

19

Lakshadweep

7

20

Madhya Pradesh

23,198

21

Maharashtra

1,46,132

22

Manipur

806

23

Meghalaya

179

24

Mizoram

87

25

Nagaland

198

26

Odisha

14,019

27

Puducherry

740

28

Punjab

9,196

29

Rajasthan

24,599

30

Sikkim

58

31

Tamil Nadu

39,832

32

Telangana

44,649

33

Tripura

1,005

34

Uttar Pradesh

67,694

35

Uttarakhand

5,019

36

West Bengal

22,419

 

Grand Total

7,67,754

 

ANNEXURE-III

Programs Launched under Startup India initiative

The details of various programs undertaken by the Government to promote startups under Startup India initiative across the country are as under:

  1. Startup India Action Plan: An Action Plan for Startup India was unveiled on 16th January 2016. The Action Plan comprises of 19 action items spanning across areas such as “Simplification and handholding”, “Funding support and incentives” and “Industry-academia partnership and incubation”. The Action Plan laid the foundation of Government support, schemes and incentives envisaged to create a vibrant startup ecosystem in the country.
  2. Fund of Funds for Startups (FFS) Scheme: The Government has established FFS with corpus of Rs. 10,000 crore, to meet the funding needs of startups. DPIIT is the monitoring agency and Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) is the operating agency for FFS. The total corpus of Rs. 10,000 crore is envisaged to be provided over the 14th and 15th Finance Commission cycles based on progress of the scheme and availability of funds. It has not only made capital available for startups at early stage, seed stage and growth stage but also played a catalytic role in terms of facilitating raising of domestic capital, reducing dependence on foreign capital and encouraging home grown and new venture capital funds.
  3. Regulatory Reforms: 52 regulatory reforms have been undertaken by the Government since 2016 to enhance ease of doing business, ease of raising capital and reduce compliance burden for the startup ecosystem.
  4. Support for Intellectual Property Protection:Startups are eligible for fast-tracked patent application examination and disposal. The Government launched Start-ups Intellectual Property Protection (SIPP) which facilitates the startups to file applications for patents, designs and trademarks through registered facilitators in appropriate IP offices by paying only the statutory fees. Facilitators under this Scheme are responsible for providing general advisory on diff­erent IPRs, and information on protecting and promoting IPRs in other countries. The Government bears the entire fees of the facilitators for any number of patents, trademark or designs, and startups only bear the cost of the statutory fees payable. Startups are provided with an 80% rebate in filing of patents and 50% rebate in filling of trademark vis-a-vis other companies.
  5. Self-Certification under Labour and Environmental laws: Startups are allowed to self-certify their compliance under 9 Labour and 3 Environment laws for a period of 3 to 5 years from the date of incorporation.
  1. Income Tax Exemption for 3 years:Startups incorporated on or after 1st April 2016 can apply for income tax exemption. The recognized startups that are granted an Inter-Ministerial Board Certificate are exempted from income-tax for a period of 3 consecutive years out of 10 years since incorporation.
  2. International Market Access to Indian Startups: One of the key objectives under the Startup India initiative is to help connect Indian startup ecosystem to global startup ecosystems through various engagement models. This has been done though international Government to Government partnerships, participation in international forums and hosting of global events. Startup India has launched bridges with over 15 countries (Brazil, Sweden, Russia, Portugal, UK, Finland, Netherlands, Singapore, Israel, Japan, South Korea, Canada, Croatia, Qatar and UAE) that provides a soft-landing platform for startups from the partner nations and aid in promoting cross collaboration.
  3. Faster Exit for Startups:The Government has notified Startups as ‘fast track firms’ enabling them to wind up operations within 90 days vis-a-vis 180 days for other companies.
  4. Startup India Hub: The Government launched a Startup India Online Hub on 19th June 2017 which is one of its kind online platform for all stakeholders of the entrepreneurial ecosystem in India to discover, connect and engage with each other. The Online Hub hostsStartups, Investors, Funds, Mentors, Academic Institutions, Incubators, Accelerators, Corporates, Government Bodies and more.
  5. Exemption for the Purpose Of Clause (VII)(b) of Sub-section (2) of Section 56 of the Act (2019):A DPIIT recognized startup is eligible for exemption from the provisions of section 56(2)(viib) of the Income Tax Act.
  6. Startup India Showcase: Startup India Showcase is an online discovery platform for the most promising startups of the country chosen through various programs for startupsexhibited in a form of virtual profiles. The startups showcased on the platform have distinctly emerged as the best in their fields. These innovations span across various cutting-edge sectors such as Fintech, EntrepriseTech, Social Impact, HealthTech, EdTech, among others. These startups are solving critical problems and have shown exceptional innovation in their respective sectors. Ecosystem stakeholders have nurtured and supported these startups, thereby validating their presence on this platform.
  7. National Startup Advisory Council: The Government in January 2020 notified constitution of the National Startup Advisory Council to advise the Government on measures needed to build a strong ecosystem for nurturing innovation and startups in the country to drive sustainable economic growth and generate large scale employment opportunities. Besides the ex-officio members, the council has a number of non-official members, representing various stakeholders from the startup ecosystem.
  8. Startup India: The Way Ahead: Startup India: The Way Ahead at 5 years celebration of Startup India was unveiled on 16th January 2021 which includes actionable plans for promotion of ease of doing business for startups, greater role of technology in executing various reforms, building capacities of stakeholders and enabling a digital Aatmanirbhar Bharat.
  9. Startup India Seed Fund Scheme (SISFS): Easy availability of capital is essential for entrepreneurs at the early stages of growth of an enterprise. The capital required at this stage often presents a make-or-break situation for startups with good business ideas. The Scheme aims to provide financial assistance to startups for proof of concept, prototype development, product trials, market entry and commercialization. Rs. 945 crore has been sanctioned under the SISFS Scheme for period of 4 years starting from 2021-22.

 

This information was given by the Minister of State in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Shri Som Parkash, in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.

 

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