44,766 Startups Recognized by DPIIT As On 14 Mar'21; Maharashtra Has Most Number of Recognized Startups

Startup India is a flagship initiative of the Government of India launched on 16th January 2016. The initiative aims at fostering entrepreneurship and promoting innovation by creating an ecosystem that is conducive to growth of Startups. Since the launch of Startup India initiative, a total of 44,766 Startups have been recognized by DPIIT as on 14th March 2021.

This information was given by the Minister of State in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Shri Som Parkash, in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.

States/UTs wise breakup of DPIIT recognized startups is as below -

Recognized Startups under Startup India initiative – State/UT-wise

States	Total
Maharashtra	8353
Karnataka	5999
Delhi	5587
Uttar Pradesh	3880
Gujarat	2622
Haryana	2495
Telangana	2462
Tamil Nadu	2338
Kerala	2049
Rajasthan	1350
West Bengal	1274
Madhya Pradesh	1268
Odisha	815
Andhra Pradesh	724
Bihar	697
Chhattisgarh	528
Jharkhand	408
Punjab	392
Uttarakhand	356
Assam	330
Jammu and Kashmir	192
Goa	186
Chandigarh	167
Himachal Pradesh	106
Puducherry	44
Manipur	42
Tripura	34
Andaman and Nicobar Islands	16
Nagaland	16
Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu	13
Meghalaya	9
Arunachal Pradesh	4
Mizoram	4
Sikkim	4
Ladakh	1
Lakshadweep	1
Total	44766

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