The National SC-ST Hub’s Business Accelerator Programme is helping SC/ST entrepreneurs scale businesses through mentorship, market access, and capacity building.
Key Highlights:
- National SC-ST Hub (NSSH) supports entrepreneurs from Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.
- Business Accelerator Programme (BAP) offers structured mentorship and business guidance.
- Initiative focuses on enhancing business capabilities and sustainable growth.
- Entrepreneurs receive industry insights and targeted business interventions.
- Programme helps enterprises overcome operational and market challenges.
- Government aims to strengthen inclusive entrepreneurship across sectors and regions.
New Delhi, July 4: The Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) is strengthening inclusive entrepreneurship through the National SC-ST Hub (NSSH) Scheme, a dedicated initiative aimed at empowering entrepreneurs from the Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST) communities.
A key component of the scheme, the Business Accelerator Programme (BAP), is playing a significant role in helping businesses improve operational capabilities and achieve measurable growth through structured mentorship, expert guidance, and targeted business interventions.
The programme provides participants with industry insights, strategic planning support, and capacity-building opportunities to help them expand operations, improve competitiveness, and access new markets.
According to the Ministry, the initiative is helping entrepreneurs overcome long-standing barriers to business expansion while enabling greater participation in mainstream economic activities across multiple sectors and regions.
The government believes that focused support through mentorship, skill development, and market linkages will strengthen the MSME ecosystem and promote inclusive economic growth by creating more opportunities for SC/ST entrepreneurs.
