Nagaland emerges ‘Leader’ in startup ecosystem

Nagaland has been ranked as the ‘Leader’ in developing a strong startup ecosystem in the State for budding entrepreneurs, according to the 5th edition of State’s startup ecosystem ranking by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade.
The award was received by officials from the Department of Industries and Commerce at a function held on January 16 at Delhi.
Andhra Pradesh, Haryana, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Telangana, Uttarakhand, Manipur and Meghalaya were also categorised as leaders.
Gujarat, Arunachal Pradesh and Goa ranked as the ‘best performers’ in developing a startup ecosystem while Karnataka, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, and Himachal Pradesh are categorised as the ‘top performers’.
Similarly, Assam, Bihar, Jammu and Kashmir, Odisha, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Mizoram, Sikkim, and Tripura were ranked as ‘aspiring leaders’.
States and UTs under ‘the emerging startup ecosystems’ category include Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Chandigarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, Ladakh, Lakshadweep and Puducherry.
The ranking is a yearly exercise under DPIIT that evaluates all states and Union territories on their efforts to build an ecosystem conducive to startup growth.
A total of 34 states and Union territories (UTs) participated in the exercise.
The states and Union Territories were broadly divided into two sections based on their population size — those having more than 1 crore and those with less than 1 crore.
The exercise is aimed at supporting states and Union territories (UTs) in developing their startup ecosystem and learning from each other’s best practices.