{"id":91359,"date":"2025-06-01T10:54:10","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T10:54:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=91359"},"modified":"2025-06-01T10:54:10","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T10:54:10","slug":"with-reference-to-stand-up-india-scheme-which-of-the-following-stat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/with-reference-to-stand-up-india-scheme-which-of-the-following-stat\/","title":{"rendered":"With reference to &#8216;Stand Up India Scheme&#8217;, which of the following stat"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With reference to &#8216;Stand Up India Scheme&#8217;, which of the following statements is\/are correct?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1. Its purpose is to promote entrepreneurship among SC\/ST and women entrepreneurs.<\/li>\n<li>2. It provides for refinance through SIDBI.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Select the correct answer using the code given below.<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;1 only&#8221; option2=&#8221;2 only&#8221; option3=&#8221;Both 1 and 2&#8243; option4=&#8221;Neither 1 nor 2&#8243; correct=&#8221;option3&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"psc-box-pyq-exam-year-detail\">\n<div class=\"pyq-exam\">\n<div class=\"psc-heading\">This question was previously asked in<\/div>\n<div class=\"psc-title line-ellipsis\">UPSC IAS &#8211; 2016<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-ias-2016.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-ias-2016\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">\nBoth statements are correct with reference to the &#8216;Stand Up India Scheme&#8217;.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-key-points\">\n&#8211; The purpose of the Stand Up India Scheme is indeed to promote entrepreneurship among women and Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST) categories (Statement 1). It facilitates bank loans for greenfield enterprises in manufacturing, services, or trading sectors.<br \/>\n&#8211; The scheme mandates bank branches to facilitate at least one loan between \u20b910 lakh and \u20b91 crore to an SC or ST borrower and at least one loan to a woman borrower.<br \/>\n&#8211; The scheme does provide for refinance through the Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) (Statement 2). SIDBI is the nodal agency for the Stand Up India Scheme and provides refinance assistance to banks for lending under the scheme.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-additional-information\">\nThe scheme was launched on April 5, 2016. It aims to address institutional credit gaps by enabling banks to extend financial support to these underserved sectors of the population, thereby promoting inclusive growth.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With reference to &#8216;Stand Up India Scheme&#8217;, which of the following statements is\/are correct? 1. Its purpose is to promote entrepreneurship among SC\/ST and women entrepreneurs. 2. It provides for refinance through SIDBI. Select the correct answer using the code given below. 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