New Delhi, Dec 10 (PTI) Over two lakh entities have been recognised as startups by the government so far, the commerce and industry ministry said on Wednesday.

Under the startup India initiative, the recognised units are eligible to avail incentives such as income tax.

“As on date, a total of 2,01,335 startups has been recognised by DPIIT (department for promotion of industry and internal trade), and these start-ups have created 21 lakh plus jobs across the country," it said.

It also said that actual investment of over Rs 1.88 lakh crore have been realised till June 2025 across 14 sectors under the production linked incentive scheme.

It has resulted in incremental production/sales of over Rs 17 lakh crore and employment generation of over 12.3 lakh (direct and indirect), the ministry s

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