Stand-Up India benefited 180,000 SCs, STs and women entrepreneurs: Govt

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Stand-Up India aims to help the target group in starting a new enterprise in manufacturing, services or the trading sector and activities allied to agriculture. Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday said loans worth ₹40,700 crore have been sanctioned to more than 180,000 scheduled caste (SC), scheduled tribes (ST) and women beneficiaries under Stand-Up India (SUPI), the scheme launched seven years ago to promote entrepreneurship at the grassroots level. Read More