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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