Budget 2023-24: Asserting the importance of entrepreneurship for the economic development of the country, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in her speech today announced to extend the period of incorporation for income tax benefits to eligible start-up one more year till March 31, 2024.

The government has taken a number of measures for start-ups and they have borne results. 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.