{
  "id": 6118005,
  "title": "Delhi govt holds roundtable with startup leaders to strengthen policy",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/delhi-govt-holds-roundtable-with-startup-leaders-to-strengthen-policy",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-07T07:55:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "YourStory",
    "slug": "yourstory",
    "url": "https://yourstory.com/2026/09/delhi-govt-holds-roundtable-with-startup-leaders-to-strengthen-policy"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Delhi's government convened a roundtable meeting on Sunday with prominent startup founders, investors, and industry representatives to gather insights on the implementation of its Startup and Incubation Policy, 2026. The policy aims to support the growth of over 10,000 startups and create more than 400,000 jobs. Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, who participated in the discussion, highlighted Delhi's favorable conditions for startups, including its talented youth, strong educational institutions, technological capabilities, and large consumer market. The roundtable, organized by the Department of Training and Technical Education in partnership with Youth for Governance at The Lalit in New Delhi, brought together leading entrepreneurs and investors, such as Sanjeev Bikhchandani from Info Edge, Kunal Bahl from Snapdeal, Rohit Kapoor from Swiggy, Abhiraj Singh Bhal from Urban Company, Vikram Chopra from CARS24, and Swati Bhargava from CashKaro. Discussions centered on the key provisions, implementation framework, and proposed financial support of over Rs 400 crore under the policy. Moreover, the meeting aimed to explore measures to create a more conducive environment for startups. Gupta emphasized the government's goal of providing support to young innovators and ensuring startups generate employment and contribute to economic growth. She outlined plans to establish incubation centers in Delhi University colleges and schools as part of the policy. Gupta stated that the government would collaborate with various stakeholders to make the policy implementation more inclusive and focused on outcomes, with the ultimate aim of transforming Delhi's startup ecosystem into a foundation for innovation, investment, employment generation, and overall economic growth.",
  "summary": "The Delhi government aims to support more than 10,000 startups with the potential to generate over 4 lakh jobs.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}