• Business owners belonging to SC/ST, along with women entrepreneurs, are two target groups who are most hard hit by financial burden.

• To facilitate an equal involvement of women entrepreneurs and SC/ST businesses owners, the Stand Up India Scheme was put in place.

Features of Stand Up India Scheme

• The scheme provides cost coverage of 85% of business costs for budding entrepreneurs belonging to these segments of society at the lowest possible rate of interest.

• Under this scheme, at least one woman and one SC/ST borrower shall be provided loans at every bank branch.