States’ Startup Ranking 2021 | 05 Jul 2022

The results of the 3^rd edition of Ranking of States on Support to Startup Ecosystems were released by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry.

Earlier, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry released a Ease of Doing Business (EoDB) Ranking, which is based on Business Reforms Action Plan (BRAP) report 2020.

About:
- 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 Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry has been conducting the States’ Start-up Ranking Exercise since 2018.
- The exercise plays a crucial role in easing the business environment for start-ups in the country.
Objectives:
- Help bring to fore progress made by the States/ UTs for promoting Startup ecosystem.
- Foster competitiveness & propel the States/ UTs to work proactively.
- Facilitate States/ UTs to identify, learn and replicate good practices.
Classification: States and Union Territories are classified into 5 Categories,
- Best Performers
- Top Performers
- Leaders
- Aspiring Leaders
- Emerging Start-up Ecosystems.

7 broad Reform Areas:
- The participants were evaluated across 7 broad Reform Areas consisting of 26 Action Points ranging from,
  - Institutional Support
  - Fostering Innovation and Entrepreneurship
  - Access to Market
  - Incubation support
  - Funding Support
  - Mentorship Support to Capacity Building of Enablers.
Result:
- Gujarat and Karnataka appeared as the Best Performers in the States category.
  - Meghalaya top among UTs and North-eastern States category.
- Kerala, Maharashtra, Orissa and Telangana won the Top Performers award among states category.
  - Jammu and Kashmir appeared as the Top Performer among UTs and NE states category.