Tripura soar high in Startup Rankings: Crowned ‘Leader’ among smaller States

Tripura have been recognised as ‘Leader’ among the States with Population less than One crore as per the States’ Startup Ranking Framework 2022 Results.

According to a PIB Press Release issued on Tuesday, This edition’s ranking exercise saw the highest-ever participation with 33 States and UTs participating. A ‘National Report’ encompassing the full exercise, along with a ‘Compendium of Best Practices’ and individual ‘State Report’ for all participating states was also launched.

Tripura Chief Minister Dr Manik Saha hailed the achievement of the State. In a social media post, Dr Saha wrote, “Delighted to know that Tripura has been recognised as ‘leader’ in providing strong ecosystem for startups as per the States Startup Ranking Framework 2022 Results (category B states having population less than 1 crore) released by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) today”.

He further wrote, “This achievement highlights our Government’s vision for supporting the startups, in line with the goal of Hon’ble PM Shri Narendra Modi  Ji”.

For the purpose of evaluation, the States and UTs were divided into two categories with category A including States and UTs with a population of more than 1 crore, and category B including States and UTs with a population of less than 1 crore.

Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerela, Tamil Nadu were the Best Performers in category A, while Himachal Pradesh emerged as the Best Performers in category B.

The governments of Maharashtra, Odisha, Rajasthan, Telangana, Punjab emerged as top performers in Category A, while Arunachal Pradesh and Meghalaya championed as top performers in Category B.

The participants were evaluated across 7 broad Reform Areas consisting of 25 Action Points ranging from Institutional Support, Fostering Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Access to Market, Incubation and Mentorship support, Funding Support, Capacity building of enablers & Roadmap to a sustainable future.

15% of the total scores were awarded based on 10,000+ survey responses collected in 9 languages (telephonic and web-based).