{"id":335357,"date":"2022-01-21T07:06:07","date_gmt":"2022-01-21T12:36:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tehelka.com\/?p=335357"},"modified":"2022-01-21T07:06:07","modified_gmt":"2022-01-21T12:36:07","slug":"piyush-goyal-indian-industry-to-aim-for-raising-75-unicorns-in-the-75-weeks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/piyush-goyal-indian-industry-to-aim-for-raising-75-unicorns-in-the-75-weeks\/","title":{"rendered":"Piyush Goyal: Indian industry to aim for raising 75 unicorns in the 75 weeks"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Minister of Commerce and Industry, Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Piyush Goyal today called upon the Indian industry to aim for raising 75 unicorns in the 75 weeks to the 75th<\/sup>\u00a0anniversary of Independence next year.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have added 43 unicorns added in 45 weeks, since the start of \u2018Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav\u2019 on 12th<\/sup>\u00a0March, 2021. Let us aim for atleast 75 unicorns in this 75 week period to 75th<\/sup>\u00a0Anniversary of Independence,\u201d he said, while releasing the NASSCOM Tech Start-up Report 2022.<\/p>\n

Goyal said Startup India started a revolution six years ago and today \u2018Startup\u2019 has become a common household term. Indian Startups are fast becoming the champions of India Inc\u2019s growth story, he added.<\/p>\n

\u201cIndia has now become the hallmark of a trailblazer & is leaving its mark on global startup landscape. Investments received by Indian startups overshadowed pre-pandemic highs. 2021 will be remembered as the year Indian start-ups delivered on their promise, \u2013 fearlessly chasing opportunities across verticals \u2013 Edtech, HealthTech & AgriTech amongst others,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Goyal lauded the ITES (Information Technology Enabled Services) industry including the Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) sector for the record Services exports during the last year.<\/p>\n

\u201cServices Export for Apr-Dec 2021 reached more than $178 bn despite the Covid19 pandemic when the Travel, Hospitality & Tourism sectors were significantly down,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Piyush Goyal said the Prime Minister Narendra Modi has declared 16th<\/sup>\u00a0January as the National Startup Day, showing his commitment to take the innovation culture to every nook and corner of the country.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe all celebrated this innovation spirit through Startup India Innovation Week, during the last week as part of \u2018Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav\u2019. PM\u2019s interaction with Startups a week ago has supercharged the courage of our innovators,\u201d he said Government has taken several steps to boost startup ecosystem, \u2013<\/p>\n