STATES’ START-UP RANKING 2018

About:

• Background: DIPP began this exercise from January, 2016.
  
  
• Objective of the exercise: To encourage States and Union Territories to take proactive steps towards strengthening the Start-up ecosystems in their states.
  
  
• Methodology:
  • States have been identified as leaders across various categories such as Start-up policy leaders, incubation hubs, seeding innovation, scaling innovation, regulatory change champions etc.
    
    
  • On the basis of performance in these categories, the States have been recognised as the Best Performer, Top Performers, Leaders, Aspiring Leaders, Emerging States and Beginners.
    
    
  
  
  

Ranking of states:

• Best Performer: Gujarat
  
  
• Top Performers: Karnataka, Kerala, Odisha, and Rajasthan
  
  
• Leaders: Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, and Telangana
  
  
• Aspiring Leaders: Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh, and West Bengal
  
  
• Emerging States: Assam, Delhi, Goa, Jammu & Kashmir, Maharashtra, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, and Uttarakhand
  
  
• Beginners: Chandigarh, Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland, Puducherry, Sikkim, and Tripura.