Virendra Singh Rawat
Lucknow / Dec 24, 2020
With an improving ‘Ease of doing business’ matrix, the number of startups registered in Uttar Pradesh in the last three years has gone up to 3,406 as recognised by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Government of India.
According to UP deputy chief minister Dinesh Sharma, the state was developing a world-class startup ecosystem through a strong infrastructure and policy environment after the implementation of IT and Startup Policy-2017 and New Startup Policy 2020.
“Apart from creating employment, the policy is promoting innovation and entrepreneurship along with contribution to the state’s economy and empowerment of the youth,” he observed.
UP additional chief secretary, IT and electronics, Alok Kumar said despite Covid-19 pandemic, 773 startups were established between December 2019 and December 2020.
In addition to 17 incubators set up in the last two years under the previous IT & Startup policy 2017, seven fresh proposals for incubators have been approved under the new policy, including NASSCOM 10,000 Startup Warehouse in Noida.
Underlining the objective startups in non-IT sectors, he said establishment of 117 incubators has been set as target for developing startup ecosystems in universities and colleges under the main departments like MSME, Khadi, agricultural education, medical education, higher/technical education etc.
A portal (www.startinup.up.gov.in) has been developed for registration of startups being set up in UP. It provides the facility of online submission of applications for obtaining financial incentives as well as issuance of all clearances.
In September 2020, UP was ranked in the category of ‘Emerging Startup Ecosystem’ in the Startup Ranking 2020 of states released by the DPIIT.
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