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Startup India fund: Of Rs 10,000 cr, only Rs 5.6cr invested so far

Programme launched by PM on 15 Aug 2015 off to a slow start

Start-up, India
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Start-up, India

Sai ManishNitin Sethi New Delhi
After a year of its launch, the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government’s Startup India initiative has managed to disburse only Rs 5.66 crore — of the promised Rs 10,000 crore — to fledgling companies.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the programme in his Independence Day speech in 2015. The plans were firmed up and the initiative launched on January 16, 2016. It promised to promote and support start-ups in the country.

One key part of the programme was to set up a Rs 10,000-crore fund of funds. This was eventually established on June 22 last year. The fund is to

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