Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said the government will soon introduce a revamped Stand-Up India scheme to support SC/ST and women entrepreneurs. The modified scheme will incorporate lessons from the earlier programme that expired on March 31, 2025
The government is preparing to relaunch the Stand-Up India scheme with modifications aimed at providing enhanced benefits to SC/ST and women entrepreneurs. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman informed Parliament that lessons from the original scheme, which ended in March 2025, are being incorporated into the new version.
India's Gini index stands at 25.5, ranking it the fourth most equal country globally, ahead of China and the US, according to the World Bank. This reflects India's success in reducing poverty and implementing inclusive welfare and financial initiatives
SIDBI will further strengthen the digital eco system of Stand-Up India-through Udyami Mitra portal to create more opportunities and success stories of growth and business under Atmanirbhar India, said Sivasubramanian Ramann, CMD, SIDBI.
The portal, developed by Sidbi, was launched in April 2016 to extend online financial assistance to the unserved and underserved segment of the society without the need of visiting any bank branch
