Minister of State for Commerce and Industry CR Chaudhary has said that the government has extended tax benefits to around 67 innovative startups so far with a view to promoting budding entrepreneurs and supporting struggling startups in India. He noted that 3,576 startups have been recognised as on September 7. He also emphasized on the need to ensure that the benefits of Startup India programme should percolate down to entrepreneurs in tier-2/tier-3 cities.
As part of the Startup India Initiative, Chaudhary said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had unveiled a slew of incentives to boost start-up enterprises like offering a tax holiday and inspector raj-free regime for three years, capital gains tax exemption and Rs 10,000-crore corpus to fund them. The minister also assured full support and facilitation from both the centre and state governments. The minister asked young entrepreneurs to work in areas like agriculture, health, biotechnology and animal husbandry.
Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) Secretary Ramesh Abhishek has said that 15 states have brought out their startup policies and through that they are facilitating the young businesses. He also said that startups need support in funding, marketing and infrastructure. He informed that Rs 1,587 crore funds were given to startups so far besides intellectual property related benefits were extended to 639.
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