DPIIT to seek nod for startup credit scheme Posted byadmin May 25, 2020 DPIIT to seek nod for startup credit schemeSince the launch of the Startup India initiative on January 16, 2016, the DPIIT has recognised 28,979 startups as of March 1, 2020. Of these, 27,137 startups employed around 337,000 people.