Lok Sabha Question No. 322 (STARRED), answered on 2026-03-16
Subject: New Enterprises under Stand-up India Scheme
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Shri Gyaneshwar Patil, Smt. Delkar Kalaben Mohanbhai

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *322

ANSWERED ON MONDAY, MARCH 16, 2026/ PHALGUNA 25, 1947 (SAKA)

New Enterprises under Stand-up India Scheme

## †* 322. SHRI GYANESHWAR PATIL:

## SMT. DELKAR KALABEN MOHANBHAI:

Will the Minister of Finance be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of new businesses/enterprises started by the Scheduled Castes (SC) /Scheduled Tribes (ST) and women entrepreneurs under the Stand-Up India Scheme since its inception in Madhya Pradesh and the UT of Dadra and Nagar Haveli;

- (b) the number of beneficiaries who have been sanctioned bank loans under the said scheme in the country particularly Khandwa Parliamentary Constituency in Madhya Pradesh and the UT of Dadra and Nagar Haveli;

- (c) the year-wise growth in the total amount of loans sanctioned under the said scheme in the State of Madhya Pradesh and the UT of Dadra and Nagar Haveli during the period from 2020 to 2025; and

- (d) the details of the districts in Madhya Pradesh and the UT of Dadra and Nagar Haveli in which the maximum number of women/SC/ST entrepreneurs have availed loans under the said Scheme?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF FINANCE

(SMT. NIRMALA SITHARAMAN)

- (a) to (d): A statement is laid on the Table of the House

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STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. † *322 TO BE ANSWERED ON 16 TH  MARCH, 2026 BY SHRI SHRI GYANESHWAR PATIL AND SMT.  DELKAR  KALABEN  MOHANBHAI  REGARDING  'NEW  ENTERPRISES  UNDER STAND-UP INDIA SCHEME'

- (a) and (b) The number of loans sanctioned since inception of the Stand Up India Scheme, to Scheduled Caste  (SC),  Scheduled  Tribe  (ST)  and  Women  entrepreneurs  across  the  country,  State  of  Madhya Pradesh including District Khandwa and the UT of Dadra and Nagar Haveli, as on 31.03.2025, are as under:

| State/ UT/ District          | SC (incl. Women)   | ST (incl. Women)   | Women (Gen.)   | Total    |
|------------------------------|--------------------|--------------------|----------------|----------|
| All India                    | 52,901             | 16,991             | 2,05,399       | 2,75,291 |
| Madhya Pradesh               | 3290               | 875                | 9,567          | 13732    |
| Khandwa*                     | 55                 | 21                 | 108            | 184      |
| UT of Dadra and Nagar Haveli | 32                 | 20                 | 123            | 175      |

Scheme was valid/operational till March, 2025.

* Constituency-wise data is not maintained centrally.
- (c) Year-wise details of amount sanctioned in the State of Madhya Pradesh and UT of Dadra and Nagar Haveli under the Stand Up India Scheme, from FY 2020-21 to FY 2024-25, are as under:
- (d)  Maximum number of SC/ ST and Women entrepreneur loans have been availed in the Indore District (1973) of Madhya Pradesh and Dadra and Nagar Haveli District (104), till March 2025.

| Amount of loans Sanctioned (Rs. in crore)   | Amount of loans Sanctioned (Rs. in crore)   | Amount of loans Sanctioned (Rs. in crore)   |
|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
| Financial Year                              | Madhya Pradesh                              | UT of Dadra and Nagar Haveli                |
| 2020-21                                     | 130.3                                       | 0.56                                        |
| 2021-22                                     | 329.11                                      | 2.74                                        |
| 2122-23                                     | 532.72                                      | 3.89                                        |
| 2023-24                                     | 706.41                                      | 4.45                                        |
| 2024-25                                     | 674.13                                      | 6.06                                        |

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