Parliament Question: Next Generation Incubation Scheme

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 674

TO BE ANSWERED ON: 03.12.2025 NEXT GENERATION INCUBATION SCHEME

674. SHRI DAGGUMALLA PRASADA RAO:

SHRI B K PARTHASARATHI:

Will the Minister of ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY be pleased to state:

(a) the details on the number of Startups that have been set up under the Next Generation Incubation Scheme (NGIS), State and city-wise;

(b) the details of Startups that have been initiated, State-wise;

(c) the total amount that has been sanctioned and utilised, year and State-wise;

(d) whether the Government plans to extend the scheme;

(e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and

(f) whether more cities are likely to be added in the scheme and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor? ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE FOR ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI JITIN PRASADA)

(a) to (f): The Government of India is promoting entrepreneurship and innovation by nurturing technology startups across Tier-II and Tier-III cities through the Next Generation Incubation Scheme

(NGIS). The scheme is implemented by the Software Technology Parks of India (STPI).

Under NGIS, 686 startups have been supported by providing mentoring, stipends, seed funding, networking, and incubation infrastructure, etc.

The amount of ₹67.84 crore has been utilised on the scheme. The State and city wise details on the

number of startups supported under NGIS are as follows:

Sl. No City State Number of Start-ups Supported 1 Vijayawada Andhra Pradesh 133 2 Guwahati Assam 38 3 Patna Bihar 31 4 Bhilai Chhattisgarh 11 5 Bhopal Madhya Pradesh 70 6 Bhubaneswar Odisha 112 7 Mohali Punjab 59 8 Jaipur Rajasthan 101 9 Agartala Tripura 810 Lucknow 64 Uttar Pradesh 11 Prayagraj 8 12 Dehradun Uttarakhand 51 Total 686 *******