Key facts
- Launched
- 5 Apr 2016
- Loan
- ₹10 lakh – ₹1 crore for a greenfield unit
Benefits and conditions
At least one SC/ST and one woman borrower per bank branch
History and related schemes
Don’t mix with Startup India (16 Jan 2016, DPIIT).
Exam revision
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Compare schemes in this sector
PMJJBY = life, 18–50, ₹436 · PMSBY = accident, 18–70, ₹20 · Stand-Up India = loans to SC/ST & women · Startup India = DPIIT start-up recognition.
Memory aid from the guide
9 May 2015, Kolkata: Jeevan Jyoti, Suraksha Bima, Atal Pension → “J-S-A”. April 2015–16: MUDRA (8 Apr 2015) and Stand-Up (5 Apr 2016).
Sector practice from the PDF
Atal Pension Yojana replaced which scheme?
- Swabhimaan
- Swavalamban
- Jan Dhan
- Varishtha Pension Bima
- PM-SYM
(B) Swavalamban NPS-Lite of 2010
Before applying
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