DPIIT Recognizes 59,787 Entities as Startups in the Last Five Years

In the last five years (years 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021) 59,787 entities were recognised as startups by the DPIIT, Minister of State in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Som Parkash said in reply to a parliament question on 7 December 2022.

Under Startup India Initiative, entities are 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. As on 30th November 2022, 84,102 entities have been recognised as startups by the DPIIT.

Recognized startups are spread across 56 sectors. The State/ UT wise number of entities recognised as startups by the DPIIT in the last five years (years 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021) is as under:

States

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

Andaman and Nicobar Islands

1

2

8

5

13

Andhra Pradesh

97

158

174

231

296

Arunachal Pradesh

 

2

2

 

4

Assam

34

67

67

119

187

Bihar

46

145

154

258

390

Chandigarh

21

25

39

53

69

Chhattisgarh

56

118

158

153

165

Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu

4

1

3

5

12

Delhi

713

1,147

1,371

1,765

2,178

Goa

19

43

41

67

80

Gujarat

278

434

591

878

1,709

Haryana

253

474

694

806

1,060

Himachal Pradesh

9

16

28

41

56

Jammu and Kashmir

13

43

37

64

132

Jharkhand

35

85

88

163

191

Karnataka

828

1,172

1,659

1,729

2,141

Kerala

158

320

647

699

919

Ladakh

 

 

 

1

 

Lakshadweep

 

 

 

1

 

Madhya Pradesh

101

287

327

423

557

Maharashtra

1,047

1,607

2,118

2,671

3,703

Manipur

3

7

6

12

37

Meghalaya

 

2

5

 

9

Mizoram

 

2

1

1

2

Nagaland

4

2

2

5

7

Odisha

105

163

184

277

389

Puducherry

3

15

10

13

17

Punjab

28

63

92

146

240

Rajasthan

137

241

349

493

619

Sikkim

1

 

2

1

3

Tamil Nadu

252

448

602

755

1,103

Telangana

303

496

592

798

980

Tripura

 

2

7

23

11

Uttar Pradesh

385

764

873

1,370

1,966

Uttarakhand

43

69

97

114

162

West Bengal

170

269

300

394

682

Grand Total

5,147

8,689

11,328

14,534

20,089