 "Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal")
Commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal on Friday called for more focus on nurturing entrepreneurships in tier 1 and 2 cities. He also urged start-ups to devise solutions for rural India.
Around 45 per cent of start-ups in India are from tier 2 and 3 cities and 623 districts have at least one recognised start-up.
From 2018 to 2021, almost 590,000 jobs have been created by start-ups, out of which 190,000 have been created in 2021 itself, according to government data.
The minister was speaking at the third meeting of the National Startup Advisory Council that was set up by the Department for
