Stand-Up India Scheme
Supports socially underrepresented founders in India with blended term and working capital loans for new greenfield enterprises.
The Stand-Up India Scheme is a Government of India initiative administered through the banking system — with SIDBI playing a coordination and facilitation role — designed to extend composite bank loans to Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST), and women entrepreneurs establishing greenfield enterprises. The scheme targets underrepresented founders who face structural barriers to formal credit…
Government-mandated composite bank loans of INR 10 lakh to INR 1 crore for SC/ST and women entrepreneurs launching greenfield enterprises in manufacturing, services, trading, or an eligible agriculture-allied activity in India.
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