India celebrates its startup boom—but a striking institutional imbalance raises a bigger question: Are we creating enough entrepreneurs and wealth-generating businesses?Recent figures cited in a new analysis put India at around 6.04 lakh active NGOs registered on the NGO Darpan portal versus 2.45 lakh DPIIT-recognised startups—roughly 2.5 NGOs for every startup. The analysis argues that this ratio deserves closer scrutiny, particularly in states where NGO presence far exceeds the number of startups. But does a high NGO-to-startup ratio actually indicate weaker growth—or is the comparison missing important aspects of civil society and development?From entrepreneurship and job creation to regulation, activism and economic growth, what does this ratio really tell us about India’s development model? n18oc_indian18oc_the-right-standNews18 Mobile App – https://onelink.to/desc-youtube