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TMI BlogMore than 1.17 lakh loans of 26,391 crore sanctioned to SC/ST and woman borrowers under Stand Up India Scheme (SUPI)X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... More than 1.17 lakh loans of 26,391 crore sanctioned to SC/ST and woman borrowers under Stand Up India Scheme (SUPI) X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ting to more than ₹ 26,391 crore have been sanctioned to SC/ST and woman borrowers under the Stand Up India Scheme (SUPI), which has created an employment for more than 6 lakh people. This was stated by Union Minister of State for Finance Dr Bhagwat Kisanrao Karad in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today. Giving more details of the loans provided by the Public Sector, Private S ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ector and Regional Rural Banks under the Stand Up India Scheme as on 31.07.2021 since inception, the Minister stated as under: - Lenders Number of Accounts Sanctioned Amount in Rs. crore Public Sector Banks 1,02,247 23,062.91 Private Sector Banks 12,235 2,845.41 Regional Rural Banks 2,605 483.56 Total 1,17,087 26,391.88 Source: SIDBI The Minister stated that the Scheme has helped ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... nurture entrepreneurship amongst marginalised sections of the population such as Scheduled Castes (SCs), Scheduled Tribes (STs) and women facing significant hurdles due to lack of advice/mentorship as well as inadequate and delayed credit for setting up greenfield enterprises. On the evaluation of the scheme, the Minister stated that the Scheme is monitored and its performance is reviewed periodi ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... cally at various levels such as District Level Consultative Committee (DLCC), State Level Implementation Committee (SLIC), State Level Bankers' Committee (SLBC), through video conference with banks, etc. On the impact of the scheme, the Minister stated that an independent impact assessment study was undertaken during FY 2019-20. Based on findings of the study, consultation with stakeholders and p ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ursuant to an announcement made by the Finance Minister in her Budget Speech for F.Y. 2021-22, the margin money requirement for loans under the Scheme has been reduced from 'upto 25%' to 'upto 15%' and activities allied to agriculture have also been included in the Scheme. X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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