Kishan Reddy: Stand-Up India sanctions ₹3,352 cr in Telangana

Key Takeaways

14,387 accounts under the Stand-Up India scheme have been sanctioned in Telangana as of 30 June 2026 .

Total credit sanctioned stands at ₹3,352.99 crore .

SC entrepreneurs received ₹726.65 crore ; ST entrepreneurs received ₹447.04 crore .

Women (General category) entrepreneurs received the largest share: ₹2,179.30 crore , roughly 65% of the total.

Stand-Up India was launched in April 2016 to provide loans of ₹10 lakh to ₹1 crore for greenfield ventures by SC, ST and women entrepreneurs.

The figures were shared by Union Minister G.

Kishan Reddy , who also heads the BJP's Telangana unit .

Over 14,387 accounts and nearly ₹3,353 crore in sanctioned credit — that is the Stand-Up India scorecard for Telangana as of 30 June 2026, according to Union Coal and Mines Minister G. Kishan Reddy, who shared the state-level figures on Wednesday.

The numbers behind the headline

The breakdown tells a layered story. Of the total ₹3,352.99 crore sanctioned across 14,387 accounts in Telangana, ₹726.65 crore went to Scheduled Caste entrepreneurs, ₹447.04 crore to Scheduled Tribe entrepreneurs, and the largest share — ₹2,179.30 crore — to women entrepreneurs under the General category. Women, in other words, account for nearly 65 percent of the total credit sanctioned in the state.

What Stand-Up India was designed to do

Launched in April 2016, the Stand-Up India scheme was built around a straightforward premise: that first-generation SC, ST and women entrepreneurs were being systematically locked out of institutional credit. The programme provides bank loans between ₹10 lakh and ₹1 crore for greenfield projects — meaning new ventures, not expansions of existing ones. The target was not just credit disbursal but the creation of an entirely new class of business owners from communities that had historically relied on informal, high-cost borrowing.

Kishan Reddy's political framing

The minister, who also serves as BJP Telangana state president, attributed the scheme's reach to the 'visionary leadership' of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The post is consistent with a broader pattern of central government communication — using state-level data releases to reinforce the narrative of financial inclusion as a concrete, measurable achievement rather than an aspirational goal. Telangana, a state currently governed by the Congress, becomes the geographic canvas on which a central scheme's performance is being spotlighted. The figures, if they hold up to scrutiny in subsequent official releases, point to a meaningful credit pipeline reaching communities that formal banking traditionally underserved. The real test — how many of those sanctioned loans translated into disbursed funds, and how many businesses are still operating — is a question the next quarterly data release will need to answer.

Point of View

If verified, would represent a significant credit pipeline to historically underserved communities, lending the central government a substantive counter-narrative to opposition claims of welfare neglect. The dominance of women entrepreneurs in the sanction figures (65 percent of total credit) is the most politically and economically significant data point, and one the BJP is likely to amplify in the run-up to future electoral cycles in the state. Whether disbursement rates match sanction figures will determine how durable this narrative proves to be.

NationPress

12 Aug 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Stand-Up India scheme?

Stand-Up India is a central government scheme launched in April 2016 that provides bank loans between ₹10 lakh and ₹1 crore to SC, ST and women entrepreneurs for setting up new (greenfield) businesses.

How much has Stand-Up India sanctioned in Telangana?

As of 30 June 2026, ₹3,352.99 crore has been sanctioned across 14,387 accounts in Telangana under the Stand-Up India scheme, according to Union Minister G. Kishan Reddy.

How much did SC and ST entrepreneurs receive under Stand-Up India in Telangana?

SC entrepreneurs in Telangana received ₹726.65 crore and ST entrepreneurs received ₹447.04 crore in sanctioned credit under the Stand-Up India scheme as of 30 June 2026.

Who is G. Kishan Reddy?

G. Kishan Reddy is the Union Minister of Coal and Mines in the Government of India and also serves as the BJP's Telangana state president.

Who benefits from the Stand-Up India scheme?

The scheme targets first-generation entrepreneurs from Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) communities, as well as women entrepreneurs, providing them access to institutional bank credit for new business ventures.