Ministry of Labour and Employment · 2026-11-09
National Entrepreneurship Day
India observed National Entrepreneurship Day on 9 November, highlighting over 2.62 lakh DPIIT-recognized startups and government initiatives supporting youth-led enterprise creation.
Important points
- Over 55,200 startups were recognized in FY 2025-26, a 51.6% increase from FY 2024-25.
- Startups have created over 25 lakh jobs as of October 2026.
- More than 1.07 lakh startups have at least one woman director or partner, accounting for 48% of recognized startups.
- The Startup India Fund of Funds 2.0 was notified in April 2026 with a corpus of ₹10,000 crore.
- The Credit Guarantee Scheme for Startups guaranteed 532 loans worth ₹1,662.71 crore to startups employing 41,637 people as of October 2026.
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