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Over 67,000 startups in India have at least one woman director: MoS Commerce

The information was shared by the Union Minister of State for Commerce and Industry, Jitin Prasada, in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha.

Over 67,000 startups in India have at least one woman director: MoS Commerce

Union Minister of State for Commerce and Industry, Jitin Prasada (photo:IANS)

DPIIT has recognised 1,40,803 entities as startups in India since the launch of the Startup India initiative in 2016. As of June 30, 2024, 67,499 of these startups have at least one woman director.

The information was shared by the Union Minister of State for Commerce and Industry, Jitin Prasada, in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha.

Furthermore, he said the DPIIT-recognised startups have created over 15.53 lakh direct jobs as of June 30, 2024.

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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 19 action items spanning areas such as “Simplification and handholding”, “Funding support and incentives”, and “Industry-academia partnership and incubation”.

To attain specific objectives of the Action Plan, various programmes are implemented by the government under the Startup India initiative to recognise, develop, promote, and empower the startup ecosystem.

All the steps undertaken by the government under the said initiative are inclusive and are implemented across states/UTs, the MoS said.

He also highlighted the details of various programmes implemented by the government to promote startups across the country.

These include the Startup India Action Plan, Startup India Seed Fund Scheme (SISFS), Startup India, Fund of Funds for Startups (FFS) Scheme, and Credit Guarantee Scheme for Startups (CGSS), among others.

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