New Delhi, Feb. 5 -- The Government of India has notified revised recognition criteria for startups, marking a significant shift in the eligibility framework to support the evolving innovation landscape. According to the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), the turnover limit for an entity to be recognised as a startup has been increased from Rs 100 crore to Rs 200 crore. This adjustment aims to support enterprises at various stages of their business lifecycle as the Startup India initiative completes a decade in 2026.

"Keeping in view the evolving startup ecosystem and the need to support startups with targeted benefits at various stages of their business lifecycle, the turnover limit for recognition as a sta...