4,200 startups registered with Karnataka govt: IT Minister

Karnataka IT Minister Priyank Kharge recently said nearly 60% or 4,200 out of about 7,200 startups in the country have registered with the state's Startup Cell. Speaking at a meet attended by startups and enterprises, Kharge hailed Karnataka as the first Indian state to have a startup policy. He added that Karnataka government was introducing new programmes to encourage startups.