The States' Startup Ranking is a periodic capacity building exercise created and released by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) to evaluate all of India's States and Union Territories (UT) on their efforts to build an ecosystem conducive to startup growth. States' Startup Ranking was launched in February 2018 to achieve the vision of building a robust startup ecosystem in the country. It aims to evaluate the Indian startup landscape through the eyes of state / UT policy intervention and identify practices that accelerate ecosystem growth and development.
The States’ Startup Ranking Exercise has led each state / UT to have dedicated startup policies and through its annual rankings, it is able to track the evolution of these policies and the overall efforts of states / UTs in ecosystem building. The States Startup Ranking Framework accelerates efforts put in by the Center and States / UTs to enliven the entrepreneurial mindset across the length and breadth of the country. Capacity Building Measures have also been undertaken by the Startup India Team across States and Union Territories for ecosystem enablers and innovators in promoting economic growth by upholding the spirit of cooperative federalism.
+ Show More - Show LessThe fourth edition of the exercise was launched in 2024 wherein the ranking framework comprised of 6 reform areas with a total of 19 action points with score of 85 marks and overall score of 100 marks including that of the feedback exercise. This edition saw the maximum participation across all editions, of 33 States and Union Territories. The states and union territories were divided into Category-A (Population more than 1 crore) and Category-B (Population less than 1 crore) to establish uniformity and ensure standardization in the ranking process.
After the successful completion of a rigorous evaluation process, Shri Piyush Goyal, Hon'ble Minister of Commerce & Industry, Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution and Textiles announced the results of the 4th edition of the States’ Startup Ranking 2024 on National Startup Day - 16th January 2024 at an event held in New Delhi at Bharat Mandapam.
State / UT specific Reports for each of the 33 participating entities have been prepared and a comprehensive analysis of the respective ecosystem and an overview of the strengths and priority areas for the future have been included.
State/UT Reports can be accessed by clicking on respective maps
The National Report presents the overall structure including framework and methodology, evaluation process, and results of the entire exercise. The report encompasses aspects of the startup ecosystem of the country, evolution of the ecosystem in the states and union territories and followed by deep dive into the conceptualization of the framework and traces its evolution across the years; and subsequently the evaluation and implementation process including intensive capacity development of states / UTs. Finally, the report highlights the results of the ranking exercise, followed by the nationwide impact created through the exercise across all seven reform areas.
Click here to download report + Show More - Show LessCompendium of Best Practices outlines initiatives adopted by various States / UTs in the following 7 Reform Areas: Institutional Support, Fostering Innovation & Entrepreneurship, Access to Market, Incubation & Mentorship Support, Funding Support, Capacity Building of Enablers, Roadmap to a Sustainable Future.
Click here to download report + Show More - Show LessIndividual reports for each participating State and Union Territory have been designed, containing an overview of that State’s / UT’s Startup Ecosystem, its performance, and pillar-wise assessment of the State’s / UT’s key strengths with an way forward. These reports have been especially customized to provide a roadmap for each State / UT as per its performance and current progress.