Stand-Up India
A loan scheme for women, SC and ST founders' first ventures. Closed to new loans since 31 March 2025.
Stand-Up India asked every bank branch to lend ₹10 lakh to ₹1 crore to women and SC/ST entrepreneurs setting up a new (greenfield) business. It ran until 31 March 2025.
A successor, Stand-Up India 2.0, was announced in the 2025-26 Budget but had not launched when this was checked (9 November 2026). The four-schemes lesson has what the same founders can apply for now.
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See also: MUDRA loan