ENA State 2018-12-20 11:02:45 <p><strong>New Delhi, Dec 20 (KNN)</strong></p> <p>The Department of Industrial Policy &amp; Promotion (DIPP), earlier today, released the State Startup Rankings and rated Gujarat as the best performer in developing startup ecosystem.</p> <p>According to the State Startup Ranking Report, other top performers that followed the western state were Karantaka, Kerala, Odisha and Rajasthan.</p> <p> This exercise will help all the states to improve the ecosystem for promoting startups, said Ramesh Abhishek, DIPP secretary.</p> <p>At the event, DIPP said that the states have been graded according to six categories, which are: Beginners, Emerging States, Aspiring Leaders, Leaders, Top Performers and Best Performers.</p> <p>The rankings were given on the basis of initiatives taken to develop startup ecosystem for promoting budding entrepreneurs.</p> <p>A total of 27 states and three union territories participated in the exercise. </p> <p>The ranking framework covers seven areas of intervention and 38 action points, including policy support, incubation centres, seed funding, angel and venture funding and easier regulations. </p> <p>According to the released report, states identified as aspiring leaders include Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal.</p> <p>While other states that have been graded as emerging states includes Assam, Delhi, Goa, Jammu and Kashmir, Maharashtra, Punjab, Tamil Nadu and Uttarakhand.</p> <p>Besides, Chandigarh, Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland, Puducherry, Sikkim and Tripura have been graded under the beginners category.</p> 21602 https://knnindia.co.in/news/newsdetails/state/dipp-releases-state-startup-rankings-gujarat-bags-best-performer-rating 2018-12-20 11:02:45 knnindia.co.in