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Statement:
In recent years, India’s startup ecosystem has witnessed rapid growth, yet access to early-stage funding remains limited outside major cities. The government has announced a fund to promote entrepreneurship in tier-2 and tier-3 towns. It believes that supporting smaller city startups will create jobs and reduce regional economic disparities. Which of the following assumptions is implicit in the above statement?

The statement assumes that lack of funding is a major barrier for small-town entrepreneurs, hence, government support is needed.

A Entrepreneurs in smaller towns lack access to sufficient private funding sources.

B Job creation and regional development are independent of startup growth.

C Startups in metro cities are less likely to succeed than those in smaller towns.

D Economic disparities cannot be reduced even with government intervention.

E Private investors prefer investing in government-backed startups only.

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