India must be No.1 in start-ups: Modi

India must be number one in start-ups, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday, adding that the government was looking for systems to enable start-ups in the country.

"In the coming days, start-ups will be promoted in every corner of the country. Start-up India - Stand up India," Modi said in his Independence Day speech from the Red Fort here.

The prime minister said that in addition to the systems to facilitate start-ups, loans would also be given to help people in their start-ups.