The government today launched the Start-up-India ranking framework to help the Startup India initiative to drive economic growth of the country. <br/><br/>Three new tools, namely the State and Union Territory Startup Ranking Framework, the Compendium of Good Practices for Promoting Startups in India and the Startup India Kit were launched by Commerce and Industry Minister Suresh Prabhu.<br/><br/>Speaking on the occasion, Mr Prabhu said, the key objective of the Startup States and Union Territories ranking framework is to encourage States and Union Territories to take pro-active steps towards strengthening the Startup ecosystems at the local level. <br/><br/>The Minister said, it will measure the impact of each step initiated at the local level for building a strong Startup ecosystem. Mr Prabhu said, the ranking framework will also enable continuous learning through the dissemination of good practices.