DPIIT to organize Startup India innovation week

Current Context: The Startup India Innovation Week will be held from January 10 to January 16, 2023, and is being organized by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT). There will be more than 75 venues around the nation where this event, which is a part of the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav celebrations, will take place.

• The Ministry of Commerce & Industry said in a release that “Startup India Innovation Week 2023 aims to engage startup ecosystem stakeholders across the nation from 10 January-16 January and spur the spirit of entrepreneurship and innovation in India”
• A range of activities and workshops are planned for entrepreneurs, aspiring entrepreneurs, and other enablers during Startup India Innovation Week. These will include pertinent startup ecosystem participants, including government officials, incubators, corporations, and investors. The following are a few of the workshops and events scheduled for the week:

1. workshops specifically for female entrepreneurs
2. incubator education
3. Workshops for mentoring
4. circular tables for stakeholders

• Startup India Scheme
• The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade introduced the Start-up India program on January 16, 2016, to assist and promote start-ups in India. The plan, launched by the former finance minister Arun Jaitley, intends to eliminate onerous state government regulations like the License Raj, requests for foreign investment, land permits, and environmental approvals.
• The Start-up India program offers a number of significant advantages, including:

1. reduced costs for registering patents
2. Enhanced bankruptcy laws with a 90-day exit window
3. Inspections and capital gains taxes are exempt for the first three years of operation.
4. Establishing a center for innovation as part of the Atal Innovation Mission

• National start-up day
• The National Startup Awards 2022 winners will be honoured at an event hosted by the DPIIT on January 16 in honour of National Startup Day.
• This program's flagship project honors and awards entrepreneurs and ecosystem enablers for their success across various industries, subindustries, and categories.

Question: 

Q.1 DPIIT will organize Startup India innovation week during which period.
a. January 10 to January 26, 2023
b. January 10 to January 20, 2023

c. January 10 to January 15, 2023
d. January 10 to January 16, 2023