<p>New Delhi: India has emerged as the world's third largest startup ecosystem with over 1.25 lakh startups and 110 unicorns, and is charting a roadmap for becoming a developed nation with right decisions taken at the right time, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday.</p>.<p> Speaking at the Startup Mahakumbh event, Modi said India's startup ecosystem is not limited to metro cities, it has now become a social culture.</p>.<p>Modi vowed that he will make India the world's third largest economy in his third term, and asserted that startups will play a big role in India's progress.</p>.PM Modi's big South India push: Roadshows, public rallies.<p> The Startup India initiative gave platform to innovative ideas, and connected entrepreneurs and ventures to funding, he said.</p>.<p> India's youth has chosen the path of being job creator rather than job seeker, Modi said, highlighting the changing mindset of people.</p>.<p> He said women are leading more than 45 per cent of Indian startups. India has democratised technology, and therefore the 'haves and have-nots' theory can not work here.</p>.<p> The Rs 1 lakh crore fund announced for research and innovation in interim budget will help the sunrise sectors, Modi said. </p>
<p>New Delhi: India has emerged as the world's third largest startup ecosystem with over 1.25 lakh startups and 110 unicorns, and is charting a roadmap for becoming a developed nation with right decisions taken at the right time, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday.</p>.<p> Speaking at the Startup Mahakumbh event, Modi said India's startup ecosystem is not limited to metro cities, it has now become a social culture.</p>.<p>Modi vowed that he will make India the world's third largest economy in his third term, and asserted that startups will play a big role in India's progress.</p>.PM Modi's big South India push: Roadshows, public rallies.<p> The Startup India initiative gave platform to innovative ideas, and connected entrepreneurs and ventures to funding, he said.</p>.<p> India's youth has chosen the path of being job creator rather than job seeker, Modi said, highlighting the changing mindset of people.</p>.<p> He said women are leading more than 45 per cent of Indian startups. India has democratised technology, and therefore the 'haves and have-nots' theory can not work here.</p>.<p> The Rs 1 lakh crore fund announced for research and innovation in interim budget will help the sunrise sectors, Modi said. </p>