Budget 2023 | Government extends support measures for start-ups
The HinduAsserting the importance of entrepreneurship for the economic development of the country, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday proposed to extend the period of incorporation for income tax benefits to eligible start-ups by one more year till March 31, 2024. India is now the third-largest ecosystem for start-ups globally and ranks second in innovation and quality among middle-income countries,” Ms. Sitharaman said as she presented the Union Budget 2023-24 in the Lok Sabha. The Finance Minister also proposed to extend the benefit of carry forward of losses on change of shareholding of start-ups to 10 years of incorporation, from the current seven years. In January 2016, the government launched the Startup India initiative to build a strong ecosystem for nurturing innovation and encouraging private investments in the startup ecosystem.