May 2, 2021 Share
In India, it is observed that challenges have often weighed down entrepreneurs, especially women or members from the Schedule Caste/Schedule Tribe communities who wanted to acquire a loan to start their own undertaking. Nevertheless, a noble initiative, “the Stand-Up India Scheme,” was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in April 2016, which addresses these difficulties experienced by the SC/ST communities and women.
The Stand-Up India Scheme intends to encourage entrepreneurship among women and SC/ST members. The initiative is moored by the Department of Financial Services (DFS), Ministry of Finance, Government of India. The Scheme offers monetary help (funded/non-funded) for working capital and procurement of fixed resources in manufacturing, services, or retail sectors. It provides “bank loans between Rs 10 lakh and Rs 1 Crore to at least one Scheduled Caste (SC) or Scheduled Tribe (ST) borrower at least one women borrower for each bank bra