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In the last five years (years 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021) 59,787 entities were recognised as startups by the DPIIT, Minister of State in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Shri Som Parkash said in reply to a parliament question.
Under Startup India Initiative, entities are recognized by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) as startups as per eligibility conditions prescribed under G.S.R. notification 127 (E) dated 19th February, 2019. As on 30th November 2022, 84,102 entities have been recognised as startups by the DPIIT.
Recognized startups are spread across 56 sectors. Sector-wise number of entities recognised as startups by the DPIIT in the last five years:
| S.No. | Sector | Entities recognised as startups |
| 1 | Advertising | 485 |
| 2 | Aeronautics Aerospace & Defence | 517 |
| 3 | Agriculture | 2727 |
| 4 | AI | 1234 |
| 5 | Airport Operations | 5 |
| 6 | Analytics | 507 |
| 7 | Animation | 57 |
| 8 | AR VR (Augmented + Virtual Reality) | 343 |
| 9 | Architecture Interior Design | 327 |
| 10 | Art & Photography | 198 |
| 11 | Automotive | 1078 |
| 12 | Biotechnology | 110 |
| 13 | Chemicals | 446 |
| 14 | Computer Vision | 190 |
| 15 | Construction | 2061 |
| 16 | Dating Matrimonial | 50 |
| 17 | Design | 481 |
| 18 | Education | 4037 |
| 19 | Enterprise Software | 1230 |
| 20 | Events | 263 |
| 21 | Fashion | 729 |
| 22 | Finance Technology | 1876 |
| 23 | Food & Beverages | 2713 |
| 24 | Green Technology | 1442 |
| 25 | Healthcare & Lifesciences | 5501 |
| 26 | House-Hold Services | 414 |
| 27 | Human Resources | 1107 |
| 28 | Indic Language Startups | 132 |
| 29 | Internet of Things | 1148 |
| 30 | IT Services | 7692 |
| 31 | Logistics | 185 |
| 32 | Marketing | 1278 |
| 33 | Media and Entertainment | 973 |
| 34 | Nano Technology | 105 |
| 35 | Non-Renewable Energy | 1231 |
| 36 | Other Specialty Retailers | 432 |
| 37 | Others | 1914 |
| 38 | Passenger Experience | 4 |
| 39 | Pet & Animals | 146 |
| 40 | Professional & Commercial Services | 2895 |
| 41 | Real Estate | 482 |
| 42 | Renewable Energy | 1600 |
| 43 | Retail | 1450 |
| 44 | Robotics | 360 |
| 45 | Safety | 195 |
| 46 | Security Solutions | 613 |
| 47 | Social Impact | 401 |
| 48 | Social Network | 495 |
| 49 | Sports | 302 |
| 50 | Technology Hardware | 1863 |
| 51 | Telecommunication & Networking | 588 |
| 52 | Textiles & Apparels | 785 |
| 53 | Toys & Games | 83 |
| 54 | Transportation & Storage | 1050 |
| 55 | Travel & Tourism | 972 |
| 56 | Waste Management | 222 |
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