1.33 lakh new entrepreneurs supported with Rs 30k crore loans: Stand up India
More than 1.33 lakh new entrepreneurs facilitated under the Stand Up India scheme
It includes more than 1 lakh women promoters during the six years of its operation
The scheme was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to support women and scheduled caste & scheduled tribe (SC/ST) entrepreneurs in setting up greenfield enterprises
Stand Up India enables bank credit between Rs 10 lakh and Rs 1 crore
It can be availed by at least one SC/ST borrower and at least one woman borrower per bank branch of scheduled commercial banks
As of March 21, 2022, Rs 30,160 crore was sanctioned to 133,995 entrepreneurs since the inception of the scheme