Hyderabad-based PruTech Solutions has moved closer to securing the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) contract for the proposed Startup India Digital Ecosystem (BHASKAR) after emerging as the only technically qualified bidder. The development marks a significant milestone in the government’s efforts to modernize India’s startup ecosystem through an integrated digital platform.
According to official records, DPIIT declared PruTech Solutions technically qualified on June 29. Subsequently, the department opened the company’s financial bid on the same day, taking the BHASKAR project a step closer to implementation.
The BHASKAR platform forms a key part of DPIIT’s strategy to strengthen the digital infrastructure supporting the Startup India initiative. Through the project, the department aims to create a National Startup Master Data framework that will serve as a centralized repository for information related to startups, investors, incubators, mentors, accelerators, and various government programmes.
Moreover, DPIIT intends to simplify the startup registration and participation process by reducing duplication across multiple government portals. Currently, startup founders often submit the same information repeatedly on different platforms, while government agencies face challenges in monitoring outcomes and evaluating the impact of various schemes due to fragmented data systems.
By consolidating information into a unified digital ecosystem, the government expects the BHASKAR platform to improve transparency, streamline stakeholder engagement, strengthen policy implementation, and enable more efficient tracking of India’s growing startup landscape.
Meanwhile, the latest progress comes as another government department pursues a similar digital initiative. In June, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) Startup Hub shortlisted three companies for the financial bidding stage of its proposed 360-degree startup database, which will cover startups, founders, and other participants within the ministry’s innovation ecosystem.
Although both projects seek to improve visibility and accessibility across India’s startup ecosystem, they differ in scope and coverage. The MeitY Startup Hub platform focuses specifically on startups and programmes administered by the Information Technology Ministry. In contrast, DPIIT’s BHASKAR initiative aims to build a comprehensive digital ecosystem for the broader Startup India network by connecting multiple ministries, investors, incubators, accelerators, mentors, and other ecosystem stakeholders.
As India continues to strengthen its startup ecosystem, the successful implementation of the BHASKAR platform could significantly improve data integration, policy execution, funding visibility, and collaboration across public and private innovation networks.
