Startups to play important role in helping India become 3rd largest economy in world: CEA

20 Nov 2023 Evaluate

Chief Economic Advisor (CEA) V Anantha Nageswaran has said startups will play an important role in helping India become the third largest economy in the world. Nageswaran said that tier-2 and 3 cities, including Kerala's capital, have become game-changers in helping startups flourish in the country due to improvements in infrastructure and supportive policies of the government. He said that India was the fifth largest economy on course to become the third largest in a few years.

He said ‘In fact, I will say 7-in-7 is the buzz slogan, that is $7 trillion economy in seven years. $7 trillion economy size by 2030 is possible if India maintains its present growth trajectory, and in that journey startup entrepreneurs are going to play an important role’. He was of the view that the active participation of startups in India in developing business models on the foundation of expanding physical and digital infrastructure will continue to generate efficiency, revenue and economic returns for the country.

He said ‘the last decade has seen an exceptional transformation in the startup landscape in India, which has emerged as the third largest ecosystem globally, with over 1.12 lakh startups presently recognised by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) across 763 districts. Among them, more than 110 are unicorns with a total valuation of around $350 billion’.

The CEA further said that the country ranks second in innovation quality. He said that innovation in India was not just limited to certain sectors as startups were solving problems in 56 industrial sectors, with 13 per cent of them from IT services, nine per cent from health and life sciences, seven per cent from education, five per cent from agriculture and five per cent from food and beverages.

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