New Delhi, June 11 (KNN) In a bid to encourage the states to develop their startup ecosystem for the second edition of the States’ Startup Ranking for 2019, the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) has extended the deadline for responses by three months till September 30, 2019.

In a series of tweet, DPIIT Secretary, Ramesh Abhishek said “To further encourage states and UTs to strengthen their start up ecosystems, @DIPPGOI launched the framework for #StatesStartupRanking2019 on 19 Feb, 2019. Based on the request of various state governments, the deadline for responses is extended by 3 months i.e. upto 30th September.”

He said there shall be no further extension of the deadline, and feedback and evaluation would start immediately after September 30.

“We expect an enthusiastic participation from all States and UTs to help create a robust ecosystem for Startups in the country”, he added.

The startup ranking framework aims to rank the states/UTs for establishing a robust ecosystem for supporting startups.

The Ranking Framework 2019 comprises 7 pillars and 30 action points. The pillars will assess their efforts across institutional support, simplifying regulations, easing public procurement, incubation support, seed funding support, venture funding support and awareness and outreach related activities.