Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) recognizes 59,787 entities as startups in the last 5 years

New Delhi : In the last ﬁve years (years 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021) 59,787 entities were recognised as startups by the DPIIT, Minister of State in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Shri Som Parkash said in reply to a parliament question.

Under Startup India Initiative, entities are recognized by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) as startups as per eligibility conditions prescribed under G.S.R. notiﬁcation 127 (E) dated 19th February, 2019. As on 30th November 2022, 84,102 entities have been recognised as startups by the DPIIT.

Recognized startups are spread across 56 sectors. The State/ UT wise number of entities recognised as startups by the DPIIT in the last five years (years 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021) is as under:

States	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
Andaman and Nicobar Islands	1	2	8	5	13
Andhra Pradesh	97	158	174	231	296
Arunachal Pradesh		2	2		4
Assam	34	67	67	119	187
Bihar	46	145	154	258	390
Chandigarh	21	25	39	53	69
Chhattisgarh	56	118	158	153	165
Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu	4	1	3	5	12
Delhi	713	1,147	1,371	1,765	2,178
Goa	19	43	41	67	80
Gujarat	278	434	591	878	1,709
Haryana	253	474	694	806	1,060
Himachal Pradesh	9	16	28	41	56
Jammu and Kashmir	13	43	37	64	132
Jharkhand	35	85	88	163	191
Karnataka	828	1,172	1,659	1,729	2,141
Kerala	158	320	647	699	919
Ladakh				1
Lakshadweep				1
Madhya Pradesh	101	287	327	423	557
Maharashtra	1,047	1,607	2,118	2,671	3,703
Manipur	3	7	6	12	37
Meghalaya		2	5		9
Mizoram		2	1	1	2
Nagaland	4	2	2	5	7
Odisha	105	163	184	277	389
Puducherry	3	15	10	13	17
Punjab	28	63	92	146	240
Rajasthan	137	241	349	493	619
Sikkim	1		2	1	3
Tamil Nadu	252	448	602	755	1,103
Telangana	303	496	592	798	980
Tripura		2	7	23	11
Uttar Pradesh	385	764	873	1,370	1,966
Uttarakhand	43	69	97	114	162
West Bengal	170	269	300	394	682
Grand Total	5,147	8,689	11,328	14,534	20,089

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ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 130 FOR ANSWER ON 07.12.2022.

Sector-wise number of entities recognised as startups by the DPIIT in the last five years (years 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021) is as under:

S. No.	Sector	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
1	Advertising	50	90	113	107	125
2	Aeronautics Aerospace & Defence	27	74	97	111	208
3	Agriculture	168	307	521	630	1,101
4	AI	70	213	336	291	324
5	Airport Operations				2	3
6	Analytics	57	100	112	95	143
7	Animation	5	11	13	15	13
8	AR VR (Augmented + Virtual Reality)	39	66	90	58	90
9	Architecture Interior Design	19	46	66	97	99
10	Art & Photography	35	32	39	44	48
11	Automotive	82	140	179	259	418
12	Biotechnology				11	99
13	Chemicals	15	40	60	118	213
14	Computer Vision	21	31	44	47	47
15	Construction	79	207	347	559	869
16	Dating Matrimonial	3	8	13	12	14
17	Design	51	103	96	118	113
18	Education	295	743	771	930	1,298
19	Enterprise Software	141	234	310	257	288
20	Events	21	40	59	63	80
21	Fashion	60	110	129	190	240
22	Finance Technology	154	232	429	469	592
23	Food & Beverages	170	357	533	643	1,010
24	Green Technology	129	267	380	352	314
25	Healthcare & Lifesciences	471	738	995	1,403	1,894
26	House-Hold Services	39	72	89	113	101
27	Human Resources	50	140	210	325	382
28	Indic Language Startups	58			13	61
29	Internet of Things	133	260	289	243	223
30	IT Services	578	1,358	1,601	1,944	2,211
31	Logistics				17	168
32	Marketing	67	239	262	363	347
33	Media & Entertainment	86	161	217	241	268
34	Nanotechnology	10	18	24	28	25
35	Non- Renewable Energy	11	23	35	400	762
36	Other Specialty Retailers	28	63	72	159	110
37	Others	839	5	0	89	981
38	Passenger Experience					4
39	Pets & Animals	12	21	29	34	50
40	Professional & Commercial Services	185	376	492	784	1,121
41	Real Estate	34	79	124	125	120
42	Renewable Energy	135	279	303	365	518
43	Retail	113	238	282	411	406
44	Robotics	27	69	92	84	88
45	Safety	12	25	34	55	69
46	Security Solutions	36	82	102	151	242
47	Social Impact	37	62	82	87	133
48	Social Network	57	81	124	109	124
49	Sports	25	41	66	83	87
50	Technology Hardware	144	255	332	555	577
51	Telecommunication & Networking	47	101	94	160	186
52	Textiles & Apparel	58	98	124	197	308
53	Toys and Games				4	79
54	Transportation & Storage	97	162	252	285	254
55	Travel & Tourism	67	192	265	206	242
56	Waste Management				23	199
Grand Total		5,147	8,689	11,328	14,534	20,089