India’s startup ecosystem expands to 1.61 lakh registered entities; this many jobs created

The number of enterprises registered as startups under the Startup India programme has jumped to 1.61 lakh as of January 31, 2025, according to the data shared by Jitin Prasada, Minister of State in the Commerce Ministry. In a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday, Prasada said the startups registered so far have reportedly created over 17.69 lakh direct jobs including over 14.11 lakh direct jobs created in the last five years.