Original data
Indian Startup Compliance Benchmark
Observed turnaround, query rates and professional fee ranges for Indian startup compliance filings, compiled from Lekha Advisory's own records covering no observations yet. These are our own observations, not official figures. Every metric states its sample size, and metrics with fewer than 12 observations are withheld rather than published with a caveat.
Methodology
- Source: filings prepared and submitted by Lekha Advisory. Not a survey, and not official data.
- Period covered: no observations yet. Total observations: 0.
- Turnaround is reported as an interquartile range, not an average — a founder planning around a filing needs the pessimistic case.
- Metrics below 12 observations are suppressed entirely. No metric yet has enough observations to report. Figures are published once a metric reaches 12 observations.
- Where an official published figure exists and differs from what we observe, both are shown.
No metric has enough observations to report yet.
Figures are published once a metric reaches 12 observations. We would rather show nothing than publish a number a single unusual case could move.
Citing this benchmark
These figures may be quoted with attribution to Lekha Advisory and a link to this page. Please quote the sample size alongside the figure — a turnaround range without its n is not a meaningful number.
For the regulatory position underlying these filings, see our valuation requirement tool, DPIIT guide and valuation guide.
Accuracy and review history
Last verified on against 4 primary instruments.
Verified against: DPIIT Notification G.S.R. 108(E) dated 4 February 2026; Finance Act 2024 — omission of Section 56(2)(viib); SEBI (Merchant Bankers) (Amendment) Regulations 2025, notification SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2025/282 dated 3 December 2025; Income-tax Act 2025
- DPIIT turnover ceiling corrected from ₹100 crore to ₹200 crore (₹300 crore for Deep Tech) per G.S.R. 108(E).
- Deep Tech category added — 20-year recognition window.
- Cooperative Societies added to eligible entity types.
- Angel Tax content rewritten: Section 56(2)(viib) abolished with effect from 1 April 2025, so it is no longer a reason to obtain a merchant banker valuation or DPIIT recognition.
- Registered Valuer requirement under Section 62(1)(c) added where previously only a merchant banker was described.
- Merchant banker eligibility updated for the SEBI 2025 valuation-activity restriction.
- Income-tax Act 2025 renumbering noted alongside 1961 Act citations.
- DPIIT processing times corrected to 7–14 days (straightforward) and 2–8 weeks (complex), from operational experience.