Stand-Up India For Financing SC-ST And Women Entrepreneurs
Opportunity India Desk
Feb 15, 2022 -
9 min read
Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the Stand-Up India scheme on 15 April 2016 as part of the government's efforts to support entrepreneurship among women and Schedule caste and Schedule Tribe communities.
Stand-Up India for Financing SC/ST and/or Woman Entrepreneurs
Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI)
Stand Up India Scheme facilitate bank loans between 10 lakhs and 1 crore to at least one scheduled caste (SC) or Scheduled Tribe, borrower and at least one woman per bank branch for setting up a Greenfield enterprise. This enterprise may be in manufacturing, services or the trading sector. In case of non-individual enterprises at least 51% of the shareholding and controlling stake should be held by either an SC/ST or Woman entrepreneur.
Who is eligible to avail the scheme?
1) SC/ST and/or women entrepreneurs; above 18 years of age.
2) Loans under this scheme are available for only Greenfield project. That signifies, in this context, the first time venture of the beneficiary in the manufacturing or services or trading sector.
3) In case of non-individual enterprises, 51% of the shareholding and controlling stakes should be held by either SC/ST and/or Women Entrepreneur.
4) Borrower should not be in default to any bank or financial institution.
Procedure to Apply Online
The scheme which covers all branches of Scheduled Commercial Banks will be accessed in three potential ways:
How to Avail Stand Up India Scheme
1. Through stand up India Portal provides information to a potential borrower on various kinds of handholding support from different agencies and also provides a window to get in touch with banks to avail loans
2. The applicant first click to "Register" and answer to few short questions on the Registration page of the portal
3. Based on the response, the Applicant would be classified as the "Trainee Borrower" or "Ready Borrower". Applicant would also be given feedback on his/her eligibility for stand-up India loan
4. A trainee borrower/ready borrower may then choose to register and login through the portal. 5. Upon logging through the portal, the borrower is taken to a dashboard.
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