Government startup council taps big names

BENGALURU: The government has notified the national startup advisory council to boost the startup ecosystem and address current issues. It has appointed 28 non-official members to the council for two years or until further orders, whichever is earlier.
Among these are Byju Raveendran of Byju’s, Abhiraj Singh of Urban Company, Bhavish Aggarwal of Ola, Sanjeev Bikhchandani of Info Edge, Prashant Prakash of venture firm Accel, Rajan Anandan of Sequoia Capital India, Uday Shankar of Ficci, and Mohandas Pai of Aarin Capital.
The council will focus on reducing regulatory compliance and costs, enabling easier access to capital, keeping control of startups with original promoters, and providing access to global markets for Indian startups.