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Government scheme · Women and SC/ST entrepreneurs starting a new enterprise

Stand-Up India — what it is, and who it fits.

Bank loans for greenfield enterprises led by women and SC/ST entrepreneurs.

Stand-Up India Scheme

The headline terms at a glance — set by the scheme and the lender, and subject to change.

ForWomen and SC/ST founders
PurposeGreenfield (new) enterprises

What it is

The scheme in plain English — no jargon, no promises.

Stand-Up India facilitates bank loans to at least one woman and one SC/ST borrower per bank branch for setting up a greenfield enterprise in manufacturing, services or trading. It's specifically designed to widen access to credit for founders the mainstream file often overlooks.

The loan is a regular bank loan delivered under the scheme's framework; eligibility and ticket ranges are set by the scheme and applied by the lender. We match a qualifying founder to a participating lender and prepare the file.

Who qualifies

A first read on whether the scheme reaches a file like yours — your consultant confirms the details.

  • Woman entrepreneur, or an SC/ST entrepreneur (as defined by the scheme)
  • A new (greenfield) enterprise in manufacturing, services or trading
  • Majority stake and control held by the eligible founder

The loans that ride this scheme

These families on our shelf can be arranged under the scheme — browse the products in each.

Government schemes

Products on the shelf that can be arranged under Stand-Up India.

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Micro-enterprise

Products on the shelf that can be arranged under Stand-Up India.

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Honest scope — Stand-Up India terms and ticket ranges are set by the scheme and the lender underwrites — we confirm current eligibility with you and help prepare the file, but the lender decides, and we have none empanelled to send it to.

See if Stand-Up India fits your venture

A short enquiry, a reference id, and a named consultant on the phone within one working day — who tells you honestly whether this scheme is your door and what it will ask you to produce. Free, and we have no lender to sell you to.

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