Piyush Goyal calls for greater focus on nurturing entrepreneurship in Tier 1 and Tier-2 cities of India

Piyush Goyal calls for greater focus on nurturing entrepreneurship in Tier 1 and Tier-2 cities of India

Piyush Goyal today called for greater focus on nurturing entrepreneurship in the Tier 1 and Tier 2 cities of India. He was delivering the Keynote Address at the 3rd Meeting of National Startup Advisory Council virtually today. It may be noted that 45% startups in India are from Tier 2 and 3 cities and 623 districts have at least 1 recognized startup. From 2018-21, almost 5.9L Jobs have been created by startups. In 2021 alone, almost 1.9L jobs have been created.