Parliament Question: Startup India Scheme

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT FOR PROMOTION OF INDUSTRY AND INTERNAL TRADE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2900.

TO BE ANSWERED ON TUESDAY, THE 10TH MARCH, 2026.

STARTUP INDIA SCHEME

2900. SMT. MANJU SHARMA:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY be pleased to state: वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्री

(a) the main features of Start-up India scheme;

(b) the number of registrations made under the said scheme across the country since its inception, State/Union Territory-wise;

(c) the details of funds approved, allocated and utilized under the said scheme along with the targets fixed/achieved thereunder, State/Union Territory-wise;

(d) the States in the country where maximum number of Start-ups has been launched/proposed to be launched; and

(e) the number of registrations under the said scheme in Rajasthan during the last three years? ANSWER वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्रालय में राज्य मंत्री (श्री णिणिन प्रसाद) THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (SHRI JITIN PRASADA)

(a): Startup India is an initiative by the Government of India that 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. Under the Startup India initiative, the Government unveiled an action plan for startups comprising of schemes and incentives envisaged to create a vibrant startup ecosystem in the country. The Action Plan comprises of 19 action items spanning across areas such as “Simplification and handholding”, “Funding support and incentives” and “Industry-academia partnership and incubation”.

(b): The State/Union Territory (UT)-wise number of entities recognized as startups in the country is placed as Annexure-I.

(c): Under the Startup India initiative, the Government is implementing 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 for startups across sectors at various stages of their business cycle.FFS has been established 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.

As on 31st January 2026, Rs. 12,362.70 crore has been committed (gross commitments) and Rs. 6,829.47 crore has been disbursed to/drawdown by AIFs supported under the Scheme. The State/UT-wise gross amount committed and disbursed to AIFs is placed as Annexure-II.

SISFS provides financial assistance to seed stage startups through incubators.

SISFS is implemented from 1st April 2021. As on 31st January 2026, Rs. 945 crore has been approved and Rs. 575 crore have been disbursed to incubators selected under the Scheme. the State/UT-wise amount approved and disbursed to incubators is placed Annexure-III.

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 1st April 2023. As on 31st January 2026, loans amounting to Rs. 925.90 crore have been guaranteed for startup borrowers under the Scheme. The State/UT-wise amount of loans guaranteed to startup borrowers is placed as Annexure-IV.

(d): The State/Union Territory (UT)-wise number of entities recognized as startups in the country is placed as Annexure-I.

(e): Under the Startup India initiative, 4,616 entities have been recognized as startups from the State of Rajasthan during the last three years viz. 2023, 2024, and 2025. *******ANNEXURE-I ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (b) & (d) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2900 FOR ANSWER ON 10.03.2026.

The State/Union Territory (UT)-wise number of entities recognized as startups in the country as on 31st January 2026 is placed below:

State/UT No. of entities recognized as startups Andaman and Nicobar Islands 93 Andhra Pradesh 4004 Arunachal Pradesh 88 Assam 2063 Bihar 4745 Chandigarh 670 Chhattisgarh 2302 Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and 90 Diu Delhi 20287 Goa 783 Gujarat 18195 Haryana 11004 Himachal Pradesh 782 Jammu and Kashmir 1446 Jharkhand 1996 Karnataka 21601 Kerala 8267 Ladakh 25 Lakshadweep 3 Madhya Pradesh 7071 Maharashtra 36782 Manipur 258 Meghalaya 91 Mizoram 64 Nagaland 115 Odisha 3678 Puducherry 225 Punjab 2368 Rajasthan 7698 Sikkim 18 Tamil Nadu 14099 Telangana 11743 Tripura 200 Uttar Pradesh 20734 Uttarakhand 1743 West Bengal 6952 Total 212283 ********ANNEXURE-II ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2900 FOR ANSWER ON 10.03.2026.

The amount committed and disbursed/drawdown by AIFs under FFS as on 31st January 2026 is provided below: (in Rs. crore) State/UT Amount Committed Amount Disbursed to/ Drawdown to AIFs (Gross by AIFs Commitments) Assam 25.00 22.030 Delhi 1,099.00 761.103 Gujarat 150.00 116.331 Haryana 176.00 85.793 Karnataka 3,105.75 1,597.558 Maharashtra 6,801.95 3,581.872 Rajasthan 20.00 - Tamil Nadu 705.00 480.524 Telangana 280.00 184.255 Total 12,362.70 6,829.47 ********ANNEXURE-III ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2900 FOR ANSWER ON 10.03.2026.

The amount approved and disbursed to incubators under SISFS as on 31st January 2026

is provided below: (in Rs. crore) State/UT Amount approved to Amount disbursed to incubators incubators Andhra Pradesh 29.40 17.37 Assam 12.60 5.04 Bihar 18.90 10.79 Chhattisgarh 3.15 2.16 Delhi 51.45 27.08 Goa 15.54 11.69 Gujarat 81.38 46.85 Haryana 21.00 13.40 Himachal Pradesh 13.65 6.96 Jammu & Kashmir 5.25 2.10 Jharkhand 4.20 1.68 Karnataka 104.48 62.61 Kerala 18.90 14.48 Madhya Pradesh 26.25 16.41 Maharashtra 120.75 74.31 Mizoram 4.20 1.99 Nagaland 7.35 3.57 Odisha 39.38 21.96 Puducherry 8.40 8.35 Punjab 44.10 25.78 Rajasthan 54.60 35.31 Sikkim 3.15 2.17 Tamil Nadu 96.34 57.90 Telangana 71.35 48.36 Uttar Pradesh 68.25 42.39 Uttarakhand 13.65 8.27 West Bengal 7.35 6.02 Total 945 575 *********ANNEXURE-IV ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2900 FOR ANSWER ON 10.03.2026.

The State/UT-wise amount of loans guaranteed to startup borrowers under CGSS as on 31st January 2026 is provided below: (in Rs. crore) State/UT Amount of loans guaranteed Andhra Pradesh 1.50 Assam 13.97 Bihar 0.28 Chandigarh 0.15 Chhattisgarh 0.65 Delhi 65.41 Gujarat 119.83 Haryana 128.39 Jammu And Kashmir 7.00 Karnataka 104.52 Kerala 35.00 Madhya Pradesh 10.80 Maharashtra 187.61 Odisha 4.50 Rajasthan 18.50 Tamil Nadu 84.60 Telangana 26.08 Uttar Pradesh 65.35 Uttarakhand 10.00 West Bengal 41.75 Total 925.90 *******