Over two lakh entities have been recognised as startups by the government so far, the Commerce and Industry Ministry said on Wednesday (December 10, 2025). Under the Startup India initiative, the recognised units are eligible to avail incentives such as income tax.
"As on date, a total of 2,01,335 startups has been recognised by DPIIT (Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade), and these start-ups have created 21 lakh plus jobs across the country," it said.
Commerce and Industry Ministry also said that actual investment of over ₹1.88 lakh crore have been realised till June 2025 across 14 sectors under the production linked incentive scheme.
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It has resulted in incremental production/sales of over ₹17 lakh crore and employment generation of over 12.3 lakh (direct and indirect), the Ministry said.
