BHASKAR platform facilitates collaboration among startups and ecosystem stakeholders

The Bharat Startup Knowledge Access Registry (BHASKAR) enables collaboration among the entrepreneurial ecosystem including startups. 1,97,932 entities are registered under the ‘startup’ category on BHASKAR as on 30^th June 2025. The State/Union Territory (UT) wise details are placed as Annexure-I.

BHASKAR currently is in pilot phase wherein key features are being tested including peer-to-peer interaction, partnerships, and collaborative engagements, generation of unique personalized identification for stakeholder categories and integration of microsites in place for implementation of various Schemes under Startup India.

The Government is undertaking various outreach and awareness measures for BHASKAR across States/UTs to understand the requirement and experience of key user stakeholders including small and micro-enterprises. Such measures, include specific outreach to States/UTs, information sessions in workshops and events, and propagation through various social media platforms. These engagements have been undertaken in collaboration with State Startup Nodal Agencies and other ecosystem partners such as incubators, accelerators, colleges, and universities amongst others.

ANNEXURE-I

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF THE RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1484 FOR ANSWER ON 01.08.2025

The State/UT-wise number of entities that have selected the ‘startup’ category during BHASKAR registration and have been issued BHASKAR IDs as on 30^th June 2025 are as follows:

This information was given by the Minister of State in the  Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Shri Jitin Prasada, in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.