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The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade Recognises 1,97,692 Startups Under Startup India Initiative Government Strengthens Startup Growth Through DPIIT Recognition Framework.
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....he Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade Recognises 1,97,692 Startups Under Startup India Initiative Government Strengthens Startup Growth Through DPIIT Recognition Framework.<BR>Corp. Laws, SEBI & IBC<BR>Dated:- 2-12-2025<BR><BR>The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) has recognised 1,97,692 entities as startups under the Startup India initiative as of 31st October 2025. These recognitions have been granted in accordance with the eligibility conditions prescribed under G.S.R. Notification 127(E) dated 19 February 2019, which outlines the criteria for entities to be classified as startups. As on 31st October 2025, 6,385 recognised startups are categorized as closed (i.e., dissolved/struck-....
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....off), as per the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) [basis data shared on 11th November 2025]. The State/Union Territory (UT)-wise number of entities which are categorized as closed (i.e., dissolved/struck-off) are placed as Annexure-I. The Government has not observed any increase in startup closures. Closures that do occur are generally influenced by factors such as the viability of the business model, alignment with market demands, domestic and global economic conditions, the nature of products and services developed, the ability to attract funding, and other business specific considerations. Startup India is an initiative of the Government of India. Under Startup India initiative, the Government is implementing ....
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....three flagship Schemes, Fund of Funds for Startups (FFS), Startup India Seed Fund Scheme (SISFS), and Credit Guarantee Scheme for Startups (CGSS) to provide funding opportunities and support startups across sectors at various stages of their business cycle. FFS has been established with a corpus of Rs. 10,000 crore to catalyze venture capital investments and is operationalized by Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI), which provides capital to Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)-registered Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs) which in turn invest in startups. The amount committed and disbursed to AIFs in calendar years 2023, 2024, and 2025 as on 31st October 2025 are placed as Annexure-II. SISFS provides f....
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....inancial assistance to seed stage startups through incubators. SISFS is implemented from 1st April 2021 with a corpus of Rs. 945 crore. The amount approved and disbursed to incubators in calendar years 2023, 2024, and 2025 as on 31st October 2025 are placed as Annexure-III. CGSS is implemented for enabling collateral free loans to startups through eligible financial institutions. CGSS is operationalized by the National Credit Guarantee Trustee Company (NCGTC) Limited and has been operationalized from 1st April 2023. The amount of loans guaranteed to startup borrowers in calendar years 2023, 2024, and 2025 as on 31st October 2025 are placed as Annexure-IV. This information was given by the Minister of State for Ministry of Commer....
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....ce & Industry, Shri Jitin Prasada, in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today. *** Abhishek Dayal/Shabbir Azad/Anushka Pandey ANNEXURE-I The State/UT-wise number of entities which have been recognised as startups by DPIIT categorized as closed (i.e., dissolved/struck-off) as per the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (M....
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....CA) data as of 11th November 2025 are as under: State/UT Number of entities recognised as startups categorized as closed (i.e., dissolved/struck-off) Andaman and Nicobar Islands 3 Andhra Pradesh 121 Arunachal Pradesh 1 Assam 59 Bihar 96 Chandigarh 27 Chhattisgarh 64 Delhi 737 Goa 29 Gujarat 348 Haryana 306 Himachal Pradesh 14 Jammu and Kashmir 41 Jharkhand 64 Karnataka 845 Kerala 241 Madhya Pradesh 180 Maharashtra 1,200 Manipur 10 Meghalaya 4 Mizoram 3 Nagaland 4 Odisha 117 Puducherry 7 Punjab 50 Rajasthan 211 Sikkim 1 Tamil Nadu 338 Telangana 368 Tripura 9 Uttar Pradesh 598 Uttarakhand 58 West Bengal 231 Total 6,385 ANNEXURE-II The amount committed and disbursed/d....
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....rawdown by AIFs in calendar years 2023, 2024, and 2025 under FFS as on 31st October 2025 is provided below: (in Rs. crore) State/UT 2023 2024 2025 (as on 31st October 2025) Amount Committed to AIFs Amount Disbursed/Drawdown by AIFs Amount Committed to AIFs Amount Disbursed/Drawdown by AIFs Amount Committed to AIFs Amount Disbursed/Drawdown by AIFs Assam - 2.42 - 1.63 - - Delhi 250.00 55.85 78.00 67.76 20.00 34.12 Gujarat 50.00 28.75 - 13.31 - 21.67 Haryana - 21.33 20.00 1.36 45.00 17.41 Karnataka 495.00 201.49 551.00 227.67 245.00 286.07 Maharashtra 1,438.75 730.52 515.00 691.07 370.00 497.37 Rajasthan - - 20.00 - - - Tamil Nadu 50.00 56.45 135.00 53.32 70.00 19.61....
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.... Telangana - 56.24 - 18.82 100.00 3.32 Total 2,283.75 1,153.05 1,319.00 1,074.93 850.00 879.57 ANNEXURE-III The amount approved and disbursed to incubators in calendar years 2023, 2024, and 2025 under SISFS as on 31st October 2025 is provided below: (in Rs. crore) State/UT 2023 2024 2025 (as on 31st October 2025) Amount approved to incubators Amount disbursed to incubators Amount approved to incubators Amount disbursed to incubators Amount approved to incubators Amount disbursed to incubators Andhra Pradesh 19.95 9.22 5.25 3.68 0 2.8 Assam 5.25 0 5.25 2.1 0 2.1 Bihar 8.4 3.02 0 1.22 0 2.35 Chhattisgarh 2.1 1.14 0 0 0 0.6 Delhi 30.45 10.4 4.2 6.54 2.1 4.38 Goa 0 1.82 ....
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.... 3.15 2.25 0 2.66 Gujarat 5.25 3.98 5.25 5.82 2.63 9.44 Haryana 7.35 4.17 6.3 2.16 0 4.13 Himachal Pradesh 5.25 1.26 0 3.6 0 0 Jammu & Kashmir 5.25 2.1 0 0 0 0 Jharkhand 4.2 1.68 0 0 0 0 Karnataka 30.45 24.19 16.8 8.4 0 7.4 Kerala 0 0.3 0 1.5 0 3.54 Madhya Pradesh 8.4 5.51 5.25 5.23 0 0.63 Maharashtra 16.8 15.81 5.25 13.25 15.23 18.37 Mizoram 4.2 0.42 0 1.57 0 0 Nagaland 7.35 2.94 0 0.63 0 0 Odisha 16.28 5.41 0 7.24 0 0.07 Puducherry 0 0.91 0 2.51 0 1.58 Punjab 25.2 9.98 0 5.78 5.25 4.57 Rajasthan 12.6 10 5.25 5.58 1.58 5.66 Sikkim 0 0.91 0 0 0 0 Tamil Nadu 42 23.99 5.25 6.67 4.98 7.6 Telangana 15.75 12.49 13.65 7.1....
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....4 0 8.17 Uttar Pradesh 10.5 8.86 18.9 10.75 5.25 5.25 Uttarakhand 0 1.58 0 1.58 3.15 0.92 West Bengal 0 1.58 0 0 2.1 2.34 Total 282.9 163.6 99.7 105.2 42.3 94.6 ANNEXURE-IV The amount of loans guaranteed to startup borrowers in calendar years 2023, 2024, and 2025 under CGSS as on 31st October 2025 is provided below: (in Rs. crore) State/UT Amount of loans guaranteed 2023 2024 2025 (as on 31st October 2025) Andhra Pradesh 5.30 9.70 2.00 Assam 0.00 2.52 11.45 Bihar 0.00 0.28 0.00 Chandigarh 0.00 0.15 0.00 Delhi 25.65 25.96 2.50 Gujarat 6.50 3.00 30.27 Haryana 25.25 58.17 14.87 Jammu & Kashmir 10.00 4.35 5.00 Karnataka 30.16 37.18 24.88 Kerala 4.50 24.50 3.....
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....00 Madhya Pradesh 8.80 1.00 1.00 Maharashtra 59.75 64.99 34.83 Odisha 0.00 0.00 4.50 Rajasthan 11.80 20.50 0.00 Tamil Nadu 8.65 62.00 10.22 Telangana 0.30 5.17 0.00 Uttar Pradesh 18.12 20.86 6.88 Uttarakhand 0.00 10.00 0.00 West Bengal 6 30.75 2 Total 220.78 381.08 153.4<BR> News - Press release - PIB....