Ready to prevent startups from moving out of India, address concerns: Sitharaman

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that the government is ready to talk with the startups who are contemplating moving overseas and address their issues as much as it can to help them stay in India. The FM also told a think-tank, that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has himself engaged with startups and the government’s policies have created an enabling environment as a result of which there are more than 100 unicorns in India. And after hearing it if it's possible, we'll certainly attend to them,” Sitharaman said when asked about the successful Indian startups moving out of the country. Responding to another question, the finance minister said the Indian government is taking special efforts to encourage startups in the Northeast.