Over Rs 28,996 crore loans given to SC, ST and women under Stand-up India scheme: FM Sitharaman
New Delhi, July 22 (IANS) An amount of Rs 28,996.15 crore has been sanctioned as loans to scheduled caste, scheduled tribe and women entrepreneurs from April 2022 till March 2025 under the Stand-Up India Scheme which provides financial and institutional aid to marginalised sections, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman informed the Parliament on Tuesday.