{"id":355543,"date":"2026-02-07T13:03:35","date_gmt":"2026-02-07T07:33:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=355543"},"modified":"2026-02-07T13:03:35","modified_gmt":"2026-02-07T07:33:35","slug":"revised-startup-recognition-framework","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/revised-startup-recognition-framework\/","title":{"rendered":"Revised Startup Recognition Framework"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>News:<\/strong> India has notified a revised recognition framework and eligibility criteria for recognising entities as startups.<\/p>\n<h2>About Revised Startup Recognition Framework<\/h2>\n<figure style=\"width: 272px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/HAc7_xRbMAA7vvP.jpg?resize=272%2C409&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Revised Startup Recognition Framework\" width=\"272\" height=\"409\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: DPIIT<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>The Revised Startup Recognition Framework aimed<strong> at strengthening the country\u2019s innovation ecosystem and expanding support for emerging deep-technology venture<\/strong>s, long-term R&amp;D-driven enterprises, and innovation-led cooperative institutions.<\/li>\n<li><strong data-start=\"570\" data-end=\"632\">Key revisions to the startup recognition criteria include:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Increased Turnover Threshold:<\/strong> The maximum annual turnover limit for startup recognition has been <strong>raised from \u20b9100 crore to \u20b9200 crore.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Expanded Eligible Legal Entities:<\/strong> Newly eligible entities include <strong>Multi-State Cooperative Societies (under the 2002 Act) and State and UT-registered Cooperative Societies.<\/strong> This move is<strong> expected to strengthen innovation<\/strong> in agriculture and allied sectors, rural industries, community enterprises and sustainable development models.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>About Deep Tech Startup Category<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The government has introduced a separate <strong>\u201cDeep Tech Startup\u201d<\/strong> category to recognize startups engaged in developing cutting-edge and breakthrough technologies.<\/li>\n<li>This aims <strong>to support innovation-driven enterprises that rely heavily on advanced scientific research<\/strong> and <strong>technological development.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Key Features of the Category:\u00a0<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Extended Age Limit: <\/strong>The <strong>maximum age limit for startup recognition<\/strong> has been increased from <strong>10 years to 20 years<\/strong>, allowing more mature deep tech companies to qualify.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Higher Turnover Ceiling: <\/strong>The<strong> turnover limit has been raised to \u20b9300 crore,<\/strong> enabling <strong>larger and more established deep tech startups to benefit from government support.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Recognition of Unique Challenges: <\/strong>Deep tech startups typically involve long development cycles and intensive research and development (R&amp;D). The new category acknowledges these distinctive challenges.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Expanded Eligibility Criteria: <\/strong>To accommodate the specific needs of deep tech ventures, the government has broadened the eligibility requirements.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: India has notified a revised recognition framework and eligibility criteria for recognising entities as startups. About Revised Startup Recognition Framework The Revised Startup Recognition Framework aimed at strengthening the country\u2019s innovation ecosystem and expanding support for emerging deep-technology ventures, long-term R&amp;D-driven enterprises, and innovation-led cooperative institutions. Key revisions to the startup recognition criteria include:&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/revised-startup-recognition-framework\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Revised Startup Recognition Framework<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10366,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1566,3127,12039,1],"tags":[11872,11844,3590],"class_list":["post-355543","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-factly-articles","category-economy","category-knolls","category-uncategorized","tag-9pm-daily-factly","tag-cnbctv18","tag-pib","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/355543","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10366"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=355543"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/355543\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=355543"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=355543"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=355543"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}