- The Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) on December 20 announced the results of the first ever States’ Start-up Ranking 2018 in New Delhi.
- Based on the National Report, Gujarat has emerged as the best performing state.
- The results are based on performance in areas namely: Start-up policy leaders, incubation hubs, seeding innovation, scaling innovation, regulatory change champions, procurement leaders, communication champions, North-Eastern leader, and hill state leader..
- Categories of Award
- 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
- A total of 27 States and 3 Union Territories participated in the exercise since it began in January 2016.
