New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch the ''Stand Up India'' initiative at Noida on Tuesday.


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The initiative will promote entrepreneurship among the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and Women, by facilitating loans in the range of Rs 10 Lakhs to Rs 100 Lakhs.


Each branch of a scheduled commercial bank shall facilitate at least two such loans.


A web portal will also be launched for the initiative, to enable online registration and support services.


The Prime Minister will flag-off 5100 e-rickshaws on the occasion.


He will also interact with the beneficiaries, besides inaugurating a Kaushal Vikas Kendra (Skilling Centre).


(With Inputs from PIB)