{"id":10405,"date":"2022-04-13T12:26:08","date_gmt":"2022-04-13T12:26:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.niir.org\/blog\/?p=10405"},"modified":"2026-03-10T17:42:41","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T12:12:41","slug":"stand-up-india-scheme-launched-government-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.niir.org\/blog\/stand-up-india-scheme-launched-government-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Stand Up India scheme launched by Government of India"},"content":{"rendered":"

Stand Up India Scheme<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0(Ministry of Finance)<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>April 05, 2022<\/p>\n

‘Stand Up India’ scheme aims to empower every Indian & enable them to stand on their own feet\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

PM Narendra Modi<\/strong><\/a>[1]<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Stand up India Scheme<\/strong> was launched on April 05, 2016<\/a>[2]<\/a><\/span> to promote entrepreneurship at grassroot level focusing on economic empowerment and job creation. The scheme has been extended till 2025.<\/p>\n

Background:<\/strong><\/p>\n

As India is growing rapidly<\/a>[3]<\/a>,<\/span> hopes, aspirations and expectations of a large group of potential entrepreneurs, particularly Women, Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs)<\/strong>, are rising. They want to set up an enterprise of their own to allow themselves to thrive and grow. Such entrepreneurs are spread across country and are bubbling with ideas on what they can do for themselves and their families. The Stand Up India scheme envisages to facilitate the dreams of aspiring SC, ST and women entrepreneurs into reality by supporting their energy and enthusiasm and removing hurdles from their path.<\/p>\n

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Objective<\/strong><\/p>\n