Indian Industry Plus A Pratisrutiplus Suppliment
The Startup Accelerator of MeitY for Product Innovation, Development, and Growth (SAMRIDH) programme, aims to accelerate around 300 Startups through existing and upcoming Accelerators in Health-tech, Ed-tech, Agri-tech, Consumer-tech, Fin-tech, Software as a Service (SaaS), and sustainability. Under the SAMRIDH programme, 186 accelerators submitted Expressions of Interest, leading to the selection of 43 top accelerators across 16 states. (State-wise details provided at Annexure-I)
MeitY Start-up Hub (MSH) under Digital India Corporation (DIC) monitors and evaluates the performance of selected accelerators based on quantitative and qualitative parameters of the acceleration programme, which also tracks revenue and valuation growth of supported startups on an annual basis.
SAMRIDH provides financial support of ₹2 lakh per startup to selected accelerators, along with matching funding to startups up to a maximum of ₹40 lakh, in accordance with programme guidelines. Of the 373 startups selected and accelerated, 241 have secured matching funding. Accelerator-wise details of startups accelerated, funded, and funds disbursed over the last five years are provided at Annexure-I.
Annexure – I
| Sl. No. | State | No. of Accelerators submitted
EOI |
No. of Accelerators selected | No of Startups Accelerated | No of Startups Funded | Funds Disbursed In INR Crores |
| 1 | Andhra Pradesh | 7 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1.81 |
| 2 | Assam | 3 | 0 | – | – | – |
| 3 | Bihar | 5 | 0 | – | – | – |
| 4 | Chattisgarh | 3 | 0 | – | – | – |
| 5 | Delhi | 13 | 2 | 31 | 28 | 11.42 |
| 6 | Goa | 3 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 2.37 |
| 7 | Gujarat | 12 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 2.36 |
| 8 | Haryana | 6 | 3 | 28 | 20 | 7.54 |
| 9 | Himachal Pradesh | 2 | 0 | – | – | – |
| 10 | Jammu & Kashmir | 1 | 0 | – | – | – |
| 11 | Karnataka | 25 | 8 | 69 | 40 | 15.77 |
| 12 | Kerala | 5 | 2 | 21 | 13 | 4.95 |
| 13 | Madhya Pradesh | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1.72 |
| 14 | Maharashtra | 20 | 4 | 26 | 12 | 5.14 |
| 15 | Odisha | 3 | 1 | 16 | 13 | 5.07 |
| 16 | Punjab | 5 | 0 | – | – | – |
| 17 | Rajasthan | 13 | 3 | 19 | 17 | 5.68 |
| 18 | Sikkim | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0.52 |
| 19 | Tamil Nadu | 18 | 3 | 35 | 25 | 9.75 |
| 20 | Telangana | 22 | 5 | 34 | 17 | 7.23 |
| 21 | Uttar Pradesh | 10 | 4 | 35 | 27 | 9.91 |
| 22 | Uttarakhand | 4 | 0 | – | – | – |
| 23 | West Bengal | 2 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 2.50 |
| Total | 186 | 43 | 373 | 241 | 93.75 |
This information was submitted by Union Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology Shri Jitin Prasada in Lok Sabha on 04.02.20256
