UP's start-up ecosystem getting a major leg up from govt, pvt bodies

According to a US website, Lucknow is home to over 400 start-ups and is growing at a favourable pace

Uttar Pradesh is witnessing a silent yet gradual growth of the start-up ecosystem in the state, especially in the capital city of Lucknow, as it is trying to catch up with its more developed peers.

The start-up ecosystem in UP is now getting a major leg up from both- private and government sector institutions, apart from a host of other young entrepreneurs in the state. The growth comes close on the heels of the Yogi Adityanath-led BJP government announcing the new UP industrial policy in July 2017.
 

Earlier, the state government had created a corpus of Rs 1,000 crore to