State Startup Rankings

The Start-up India initiative of the Government of India envisages to build a robust Start-up ecosystem in the country for nurturing innovation and providing opportunities to budding entrepreneurs. The active support of State/UT Governments is crucial for achieving the overall objectives of the program.

State Startup Rankings Parameters

The key objective of the exercise is to encourage States and Union Territories to take proactive steps towards strengthening the Start-up ecosystems in their states.
The ‘State/UT Startup Ranking Framework’ 2019 is spread across 7 areas of intervention with a total of 30 action points, as compared to the 38 action points in the previous year State Ranking Framework
Framework Pillar-Number of Action Points-Area wise Score

. Institutional Support-8-25

. Simplifying Regulations-3-12

. Easing Public Procurement– 6-14

. Incubation Support-4-23

. Seed Funding Support-3-11

. Venture Funding Support-2-8

. Awareness and Outreach-4-8

State Startup Rankings

Gujarat and Andaman & Nicobar Islands have emerged as the best performers among states and UTs in the second edition of ranking of the startup ecosystem in the country.
Kerala has bagged the Top Performer honour for developing a strong start-up ecosystem for the second consecutive year in the States’ Startup Ranking 2019.
While four states were adjudged as the top performers last year, only Kerala and Karnataka have been selected this year.
Kerala has taken several exemplary initiatives in establishing institutional support for women-led startups, including pre-incubation support, special subsidies and seed funding.
Leaders: Maharashtra, Bihar, Odisha, Rajasthan, Chandigarh
Aspiring Leaders: Punjab, Telangana, Uttarakhand, Jharkhand, Haryana
Emerging Startup Ecosystems: Chhattisgarh, Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Sikkim, Nagaland, Mizoram, Madhya Pradesh, Assam
The State Ranking Framework has made documentary evidence of compliance on action points by the State/ UT Government a prerequisite for collection of feedback. Scoring was then done on the basis of the feedback received.