DPIIT recognises 1, 17,254 startups as on 31st Dec 2023
DPIIT recognises 1, 17,254 startups as on 31st Dec 2023
The Government with an intent to build a strong ecosystem for nurturing innovation, startups and encouraging investments in startup ecosystem of the country launched the Startup India initiative on 16th January 2016.
For attaining specific objectives, various programs are implemented by the Government under the said initiative. Sustained efforts by the Government have led to an increase in the number of Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) recognised startups to 1,17,254 as on 31st December 2023. These recognised startups are reported to have created over 12.42 lakh direct jobs creating significant economic impact. There is at least one recognised startup in every State and Union Territory (UT) spread across over 80% of the districts across the nation.
Specifically for the last five years viz. 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023, the State/UT-wise number of DPIIT recognised startups and number of direct jobs created by DPIIT recognised startups are placed as Annexure-I and Annexure-II respectively.
Since the launch of the Startup India initiative in 2016 by the Government, 55,816 DPIIT recognised startups have at least one-woman director as on 31st December 2023.
The Government is implementing various schemes/programmes to promote women entrepreneurship. The details of such Government initiatives are placed as Annexure III.
This information has been provided by the Union Minister of State for Commerce and Industry, Shri Som Parkash in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.
ANNEXURE-I
State/UT-wise number of recognised startups during the last five years viz 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023 are as under:
S. No.
States/UTs
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
7
5
13
9
15
Andhra Pradesh
161
215
286
382
586
Arunachal Pradesh
2
–
4
9
17
Assam
62
108
181
282
362
Bihar
137
236
374
517
811
Chandigarh
37
52
63
81
126
Chhattisgarh
152
143
159
233
360
Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu
3
5
12
12
11
Delhi
1,302
1,711
2,129
2,548
3,150
Goa
39
60
78
104
98
Gujarat
565
846
1,655
2,262
3,291
Haryana
658
787
1,036
1,327
1,740
Himachal Pradesh
27
40
55
117
144
Jammu and Kashmir
30
57
123
167
247
Jharkhand
79
153
180
232
337
Karnataka
1,566
1,648
2,082
2,546
3,032
Kerala
597
671
901
1,070
1,294
Ladakh
–
1
–
4
4
Lakshadweep
–
1
–
–
2
Madhya Pradesh
302
401
540
891
1,264
Maharashtra
1,987
2,531
3,552
4,763
5,801
Manipur
3
10
33
31
26
Meghalaya
5
–
6
10
18
Mizoram
–
1
2
6
13
Nagaland
2
5
6
7
22
Odisha
170
257
367
442
620
Puducherry
10
13
16
29
43
Punjab
86
134
239
294
443
Rajasthan
321
459
591
986
1,443
Sikkim
2
1
3
2
2
Tamil Nadu
556
715
1,067
1,791
2,810
Telangana
559
754
928
1,370
1,757
Tripura
7
17
11
25
23
Uttar Pradesh
807
1,290
1,876
2,554
3,426
Uttarakhand
87
109
155
236
271
West Bengal
276
362
648
991
1,170
Grand Total
10,604
13,798
19,371
26,330
34,779
ANNEXURE-II
State/UT-wise number of direct jobs (self-reported) created by recognised startups during the last five years viz 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023 are as under:
S. No.
States/UTs
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
Andaman and Nicobar
Islands
60
32
72
71
97
Andhra Pradesh
1,552
2,849
2,304
3,067
5,669
Arunachal Pradesh
12
31
55
185
Assam
726
874
1,403
2,553
3,350
Bihar
1,079
2,134
3,086
4,498
9,057
Chandigarh
312
355
978
898
1,328
Chhattisgarh
1,423
1,054
1,694
2,126
3,189
Dadra and Nagar
Haveli and Daman and
Diu
29
31
136
147
138
Delhi
13,862
17,638
22,231
29,955
38,280
Goa
349
340
494
830
824
Gujarat
6,077
9,295
17,329
23,610
48,138
Haryana
9,990
10,515
10,006
13,694
26,021
Himachal Pradesh
195
281
344
972
1,079
Jammu and Kashmir
238
447
776
1,297
2,452
Jharkhand
624
1,353
1,362
1,827
3,525
Karnataka
20,256
23,767
20,812
24,544
35,066
Kerala
4,413
5,446
7,582
10,286
11,737
Ladakh
–
3
–
32
29
Lakshadweep
–
7
–
–
31
Madhya Pradesh
3,955
3,468
6,568
11,511
12,070
Maharashtra
21,979
29,133
38,354
50,913
64,974
Manipur
22
116
382
309
195
Meghalaya
27
–
48
61
157
Mizoram
–
2
15
106
79
Nagaland
10
32
81
71
268
Odisha
2,248
2,220
3,742
4,526
6,532
Puducherry
130
68
198
233
568
Punjab
1,230
1,673
2,429
2,318
4,935
Rajasthan
3,819
4,439
5,579
10,590
13,724
Sikkim
6
2
29
22
8
Tamil Nadu
6,860
7,772
9,684
17,192
30,536
Telangana
8,622
8,576
9,581
14,249
18,378
Tripura
46
735
95
188
193
Uttar Pradesh
8,823
13,226
18,812
22,673
33,831
Uttarakhand
701
709
1,696
1,684
2,401
West Bengal
3,396
2,604
6,632
9,353
11,468
GRAND TOTAL
1,23,071
1,51,196
1,94,565
2,66,461
3,90,512
ANNEXURE-III
Programs Implemented to promote Women Entrepreneurship:
To promote flow of both equity and debt to women led startups, 10% of the fund in the Fund of Funds for Startups Scheme operated by Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) is reserved for women-led startups.
Women Capacity Development Programme (WING) is a unique Capacity Development Program for women-led startups, to identify and support both aspiring and established women entrepreneurs in their startup journeys. The workshops are open to variety of business sectors including Tech, Construction, Product, Machine, Food, Agriculture, Education, etc. The workshops serve as a platform for emerging women entrepreneurs and other stakeholders to discuss the key challenges facing women entrepreneurs. WING workshops create a conducive environment to share best practices and experiences in overcoming challenges and to gain insights learned from the business models adopted in the Indian context.
A Virtual Incubation Program for Women Entrepreneurs was conducted in collaboration with Zone Startups to support women-led tech startups with pro-bono acceleration support.
Startup India Hub: A webpage dedicated to women entrepreneurs has been designed on the Startup India portal. The page includes various policy measures for women entrepreneurs by both Central and State Governments.
ASCEND Startup Workshop Series and Women for Startups Workshops: The Government organized a series of startup workshops – ASCEND (Accelerating Startup Calibre & Entrepreneurial Drive), for the entrepreneurs, aspiring entrepreneurs, and students from North-eastern region. In addition, the workshops are conducted with a specific focus on women entrepreneurs across the north-eastern states. The workshops have witnessed participation from ecosystem stakeholders such as government officials, startups, aspiring entrepreneurs, investors, academic institutions, etc.
Women Entrepreneurship Platform (WEP): The Government launched WEP in 2018 as an aggregator platform with the aim to overcome information asymmetry in the women entrepreneurial ecosystem. By showcasing all existing initiatives and providing domain knowledge it works towards empowering both prospective and present women entrepreneurs.
SuperStree Podcast: With a vision to inspire a greater number of women across all regions in India to become entrepreneurs, the SuperStree video podcast series has been launched on women in the Indian Startup Ecosystem. The podcast spreads awareness related to innovations from women and to further strengthen women entrepreneurship in the country.
Through various awareness programmes and capacity building programmes organized by the Government, and through print media and social media platforms, the Government also creates awareness about the existing schemes which support micro, small and medium entrepreneurs, including women entrepreneurs.
BIRAC (under BioNEST and EYUVA schemes) has set up dedicated Bioincubation centres for women entrepreneurs that provide incubation space and mentoring (business, Intellectual Property, legal) specifically to women students/scientists/entrepreneurs as well as support women Self Help Groups (SHGs).
BIRAC’s WInER Award fellowship (Women In Entrepreneurial Research), in partnership with TiE-Delhi NCR: Under this award programme, women entrepreneurs working on ideas that impact large sections of the society are provided financial support along with other benefits including mentoring, handholding, an opportunity to go through an intensive accelerator programme.
Under the Startup Accelerators of MeitY for Product Innovation, Development and Growth (SAMRIDH) scheme, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) supports a dedicated women-led accelerator program hosted by Zone Startups.
Under the Technology Incubation and Development of Entrepreneurs (TIDE) Scheme of MeitY, financial assistance is provided to Institutions of Higher Learning to strengthen their Technology Incubation Centres for enabling young entrepreneurs to create technology startup companies for commercial exploitation of technologies developed by them.
The States’ Startup Ranking on support to startup ecosystems is primarily an exercise to identify good practices across all the Indian states. The evaluation includes a specific provision to gauge the formulation and implementation of policies and special incentives to promote women-led startups in each state. The particular action point has witnessed active engagement and thereon reporting of measures undertaken by participating States and UTs.
To identify the depth, quality and spread of innovation, inclusivity and diversity, and entrepreneurship in country, the Government instituted the National Startup Awards (NSA). NSA recognizes and promotes startups across 20 sectors and special categories. All four editions of the NSA (2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023) have featured a special category and award for women-led startups.
Ministry of MSME has taken several steps to support women owned Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in the country to increase women’s participation. The details of the programs implemented in this direction are as under:
Special drives for registration of women owned MSMEs under Udyam Registration Portal have been undertaken.
Various fiscal incentives are provided to women entrepreneurs under the Credit Guarantee Scheme for Micro and Small Enterprises.
To encourage entrepreneurship among women, the Ministry also implements a number of programs such as:
‘Skill Upgradation & Mahila Coir Yojana’ under Coir Vikas Yojana, which is an exclusive training program aimed at skill development of women artisans engaged in the Coir sector.
The Ministry also implements Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP), which is a credit-linked subsidy programme aimed at generating self-employment opportunities through establishment of micro enterprises in the non-farm sector by helping traditional artisans and rural/urban unemployed youth. Under the scheme, women are provided higher subsidy vis-à-vis non special category.
Participation of women entrepreneurs in trade fairs under Procurement & Marketing Support Scheme is subsidized.