<h1>Over 8,600 Startups Recognized Under Startup India; New Ranking Framework to Boost State Performance and Competitiveness.</h1> As of March 30, 2018, 8,625 startups have been recognized according to Startup India data, with 2,711 incorporated in 2017-18. A Minister of State for Commerce and Industry reported this in the Rajya Sabha, highlighting the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion's (DIPP) norms for assessing state performance in promoting startups. The State Startup Ranking Framework, introduced in February, evaluates states and union territories across seven areas, including policy implementation, funding support, and regulatory simplification, with 38 action points and a 100-mark score to enhance competitiveness and encourage best practice replication.