States’ Startup Ranking 2021- Key Findings

States’ Startup Ranking- Relevance for UPSC Exam

States’ Startup Ranking 2021: States’ Startup Ranking is released by DPIIT which assesses supports and facilitation provided by various states to promote start-up ecosystem in the state. States’ Startup Ranking 2021 is part of the UPSC Mains GS Paper 2 (Governance, Administration and Challenges- Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation.)

States’ Start-up Ranking 2021 in News

• States’ Start-up Ranking 2021 was recently released by the Union Minister for Commerce and Industry, Textiles and Consumer Affairs.

Key Facts about States’ Startup Ranking

• About: States’ Startup Ranking exercise was launched in 2018 which ranks states and UTs in terms of providing an easy regulatory environment to strengthen the startup ecosystem for budding entrepreneurs.
• Mandate: States’ Startup Ranking aims to encourage states and Union territories to work towards easing regulations for the growth of startups and strengthening the support to the startup ecosystem.
• Releasing Ministry: States’ Startup Ranking is released by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Ministry of Commerce and Industry.
• Significance: States’ Startup Ranking helps in promoting India’s vision of competitive and cooperative federalism.
• Evaluation Parameters: participants were evaluated across 7 broad Reform Areas consisting of 26 Action Points like–
  • Institutional Support,
  • Fostering Innovation and Entrepreneurship,
  • Access to Market,
  • Incubation support,
  • Funding Support,
  • Mentorship Support,
  • Capacity Building of Enablers.
• Participation: A total of 24 states and 7 Union Territories participated in the States’ Startup Ranking 2021 exercise.
  • In States’ Startup Ranking 2020 exercise, only 25 states and UTs participated.
• Categorization: For the purposes of the States’ Startup Ranking, States and Union Territories are classified into 5 Categories, viz.
  • Best Performers,
  • Top Performers,
  • Leaders,
  • Aspiring Leaders and
  • Emerging Start-up Ecosystems.

States’ Startup Ranking 2021 Results

• Gujarat and Karnataka emerged as the Best Performers in a category of States which included NCT of Delhi.
• Meghalaya won the top honour among UTs and North-eastern (NE) States.
• While Kerala, Maharashtra, Orissa and Telangana got the Top Performers award among states, Jammu & Kashmir emerged as the Top Performer among UTs and NE states.
• Assam, Punjab, Tamil Nādu, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh were adjudged the winners in the Leaderscategory among states;
• Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Arunachal Pradesh and Goa bagged the Leaders honour among the UTs and NE states.
• Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan were declared as Aspiring Leadersamong the States.
• Chandigarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli & Daman and Diu, Himachal Pradesh, Manipur, Nagaland, Puducherry and Tripura were the Aspiring Leaders from the UTs and NE states.
• Andhra Pradesh and Bihar from States category and Mizoram and Ladakh from the UTs/NE States were clubbed under the Emerging Start-up Ecosystem.

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