IT, Healthcare, Education Sectors Lead In Number Of Recognised Start-Ups
NDTV
According to official data of Commerce Ministry, recognised start-ups have risen from just 726 in 2016-17 to 66,810 in 2021-22 (till March 28, 2022)
Government had started the Startup India programme on January 16, 2016 with the aim of promoting and encouraging entrepreneurship, innovative ideas as well as enabling large-scale employment opportunities.
According to official data of Commerce Ministry, recognised start-ups have risen from just 726 in 2016-17 to 66,810 in 2021-22 (till March 28, 2022).
Official sources said that the growth has been such that there is at least one recognised start-up from every state and around 50 per cent of these are from tier-2 and tier-3 cities.
As per official data, these recognised start-ups are spread across 640 districts and led to the creation of more than 7 lakh jobs across the country.
