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investment in the Start-
ups through Alternative
Investment Funds and
incubators.
Innovation in India is not just
limited to certain sectors.
So far, the Department for
Promotion of Industry and
Internal Trade (DPIIT) has
recognised 70,816 start-
ups across 647 districts,
encompassing all 36
States/UTs. Half of the
recognised start-ups are
from Tier II & Tier III cities
with at least one from each of urban population but are
State and UT. This underscores disrupting rural economy through
that the entrepreneurial spirit high-tech solutions to one of
exists throughout the country.
the most challenging issues
The Government has ensured such as agriculture productivity,
that India’s start-up ecosystem livestock well-being, etc. There
is not limited to just big cities are more than 700 Agri Start-ups
by empowering entrepreneurs
currently working in the country.
emerging from smaller cities and One example worth mentioning
towns as well. is the innovation in the field of
Start-ups are not just finding new ‘drone technology’ that is opening
age solutions to the challenges up new avenues in the field of
Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Bharat Drone Mahotsav
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