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Over 1 Lakh Startups have at Least One-Woman Director/Partner Among 2.12 Lakh Recognised by DPIIT
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....ver 1 Lakh Startups have at Least One-Woman Director/Partner Among 2.12 Lakh Recognised by DPIIT<BR>Corp. Laws, SEBI & IBC<BR>Dated:- 17-3-2026<BR><BR>Government Strengthens Startup Ecosystem with Multi-Stage Funding and Support Schemes Startup India initiative was launched on 16th January 2016, with an intent to build a strong ecosystem for nurturing innovation, startups and encouraging investments in the startup ecosystem of the country. As on 31st January 2026, a total of 2,12,283 entities have been recognised as startups by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT). Of the total entities recognised as startups, 1,02,054 entities have at least one-woman director/partner. As on 31st January 2026, a total....
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.... of 2,12,283 entities have been recognised as startups by DPIIT. The data with respect to status of entities (active, dissolved, struck-off, etc.) is maintained by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) on a cumulative basis. As per the MCA, 6,789 recognised startups are categorized as closed (i.e., dissolved/struck-off). Of the total number of entities which are categorized as closed (i.e., dissolved/struck-off), 2,950 have at least one-woman director/partner. Under the Startup India initiative, the Government is implementing flagship Schemes such as Fund of Funds for Startups (FFS), Startup India Seed Fund Scheme (SISFS) and Credit Guarantee Scheme for Startups (CGSS) to support startups across categories at va....
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....rious stages of their business cycle. FFS has been established to catalyse 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. As on 31st January 2026, supported AIFs under the Scheme have invested around Rs. 25,859 crore in selected startups. Further, from 2020 onwards, around Rs. 2,995 crore have been invested in women-led startups by AIFs under the Scheme, as on 31^st January 2026. SISFS provides financial assistance to seed stage startups through incubators. SISFS is implemented from 1st April 2021. As on 31st January 2026, sel....
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....ected incubators under the Scheme have approved funding of around Rs. 592 crore to selected startups, of which funds of around Rs. 294 crore have been approved to women-led startups. CGSS is implemented for enabling debt funding to startups through eligible financial institutions. CGSS is operationalized by the National Credit Guarantee Trustee Company (NCGTC) Limited and has been operationalized from 1^st April 2023. As on 31st January 2026, loans amounting to around Rs 925 crore have been guaranteed to startup borrowers, of which loans amounting to around Rs 39 crore have been guaranteed to women-led startups. The total number of startups selected and the total number of startups that are categorized as closed (i.e., dissolved....
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..../struck-off) as per the MCA, under the Fund of Funds for Startups (FFS), Startup India Seed Fund Scheme (SISFS), and Credit Guarantee Scheme for Startups (CGSS) are as follows: Scheme No. of startups selected for support under the Scheme as on 31^st January 2026 No. of startups supported which are categorized as closed (i.e., dissolved/struck-off) as per the MCA. FFS 1,382 17 SISFS 3,311 26 CGSS 281 1 This information was given by Union Minister of State for Commerce and Industry Shri Jitin Prasada in Lok Sabha today. *** ANNEXURE-I The State/UT-wise and year-wise number of entities recognized as startups that have at least one-woman director/partner, as on 31^st January 2....
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....026, are as under: State/UT 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Andaman and Nicobar Islands 1 1 4 2 5 4 3 10 8 2 Andhra Pradesh 37 85 92 102 137 173 294 313 670 59 Arunachal Pradesh - - - - 4 5 8 5 16 - Assam 8 28 30 53 83 122 168 170 216 24 Bihar 23 53 59 114 183 257 384 417 600 63 Chandigarh 8 10 21 27 38 36 64 49 57 4 Chhattisgarh 18 55 69 54 82 91 148 218 230 25 Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu 1 1 3 4 7 6 12 12 1 ....
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.... Delhi 240 568 671 834 1197 1283 1607 1471 1911 166 Goa 13 24 22 27 41 49 40 64 86 5 Gujarat 108 217 313 365 800 944 1431 1568 1845 184 Haryana 98 233 360 375 532 674 893 888 1250 116 Himachal Pradesh 1 6 14 12 23 56 65 74 83 12 Jammu and Kashmir 2 14 12 23 40 71 82 111 150 20 Jharkhand 16 35 37 85 89 108 172 151 207 22 Karnataka 298 536 807 757 1065 1242 1500 1629 2219 196 Kerala 49 112 267 249 398 431 534 506 736 81 Ladakh - - - 1 -....
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.... 1 3 2 1 - Lakshadweep - - - 1 - - - - - - Madhya Pradesh 32 123 150 173 264 421 622 616 846 121 Maharashtra 388 839 1110 1305 1937 2412 2913 3043 4043 386 Manipur 3 1 1 5 21 13 7 22 42 4 Meghalaya - 1 5 - 5 5 6 11 12 - Mizoram - - - 1 1 3 6 6 6 - Nagaland 1 1 1 3 4 3 13 21 15 - Odisha 40 80 90 126 196 230 329 296 409 40 Puducherry 2 7 6 3 7 11 21 13 28 5 Punjab 9 35 54 72 125 147 226 219 268 31 Raj....
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....asthan 53 114 192 205 301 458 691 657 906 87 Sikkim - - - 1 - 2 1 - 3 - Tamil Nadu 105 221 318 378 591 922 1333 1341 1674 159 Telangana 134 232 306 390 520 723 919 933 1619 146 Tripura - 1 4 10 4 13 8 20 17 4 Uttar Pradesh 174 364 449 662 1065 1303 1788 1842 2525 301 Uttarakhand 11 27 57 53 77 121 125 131 204 16 West Bengal 72 142 158 199 360 527 622 585 804 83 Total 1945 4165 5680 6670 10199 12868 17032 17414 23718 2363 ANNEXURE-II The State/UT-....
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....wise details of the total number of entities which are categorized as closed (i.e., dissolved/struck-off) as per the MCA with at least one woman director/partner are as follows: State/UT No. of entities which are categorized as closed (i.e., dissolved/struck-off) with at least one woman director/partner Andhra Pradesh 48 Assam 25 Bihar 36 Chandigarh 12 Chhattisgarh 28 Delhi 324 Goa 14 Gujarat 156 Haryana 133 Himachal Pradesh 7 Jammu and Kashmir 16 Jharkhand 24 Karnataka 384 Kerala 97 Madhya Pradesh 81 Maharashtra 586 Manipur 4 Meghalaya 1 Mizoram 1 Nagaland 2 Odisha 49 Puducherry 6 Punjab 29 Raja....
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....sthan 95 Tamil Nadu 173 Telangana 176 Tripura 5 Uttar Pradesh 303 Uttarakhand 19 West Bengal 116 Total 2950 ANNEXURE-III The year-wise details of funds invested in startups by AIFs supported under the FFS, as on 31^st January 2026, are as under: Year Amount invested by selected AIFs in startups (in Rs. crore) Amount invested by selected AIFs in women-led startups (in Rs. crore)* 2017 343.52 - 2018 676.84 - 2019 1623.56 - 2020 2066.89 333.96 2021 3491.10 576.14 2022 5973.40 430.72 2023 3292.10 57.24 2024 3809.20 616.82 2025 4271.60 914.47 2026 311.40 65.79 *Note: Data on investment in women-....
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....led startups is available from 2020. ANNEXURE-IV The year-wise details of funds approved to startups by incubators selected under the SISFS, as on 31^st January 2026, are as under: Year Amount approved to startups by selected incubators (in Rs. crore) Amount approved to women-led startups by selected incubators (in Rs. crore) 2021 27.59 14.05 2022 111.78 53.74 2023 175.98 87.43 2024 165.83 84.22 2025 110.04 54.52 2026 0.9 0.79 ANNEXURE-V The year-wise details of loans guaranteed to startups under the CGSS, as on 31^st January 2026, are as under: Year Amount of loans guaranteed to startups (in Rs. crore) Amount of loans guaranteed to women-led startups (in Rs....
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..... crore) 2023 220.78 13.6 2024 381.08 13.44 2025 206.32 10.18 2026 117.72 2 =============<BR> News - Press release - PIB....