Member of Parliament Bengaluru South Tejasvi Surya on March 24, 2024, said that the Stand-Up India scheme has disbursed loans worth Rs. 724 crore just to Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) women entrepreneurs in Bengaluru. As per the latest data available on the government portal, the Stand-Up India loans amounting to over Rs. 50,551 crore, have been provided to more than 2.24 lakh accounts in India.