Ministry Of Commerce And Industry

**Statement 1 is Correct:** The Stand-up India scheme aims at promoting entrepreneurship among women and scheduled castes and tribes. **Statement 2 is Correct:** The scheme is anchored by the Department of Financial Services (DFS), Ministry of Finance, Government of India. - The scheme provides for a refinance window through Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) with an initial amount of Rs, 10,000 Crore. - Stand-Up India Scheme facilitates bank loans between Rs 10 lakh and Rs 1 Crore to at least one Scheduled Caste (SC) or Scheduled Tribe (ST) borrower and at least one woman borrower per bank branch for setting up a greenfield enterprise. - This enterprise may be in manufacturing, services or the trading sector. - In the case of non-individual enterprises, at least 51% of the shareholding and controlling stake should be held by either an SC/ST or woman entrepreneur. Hence, option C is the correct answer.

**Statement 1 is correct:** The Tea Board of India is a statutory body created under the Tea Act, 1953 and it was established to regulate the Indian tea industry and protect the interests of tea producers in India. **Statement 2 is incorrect:** It is functioning as a statutory body of the Central Government under the Ministry of Commerce. **Statement 3 is incorrect:** The Tea Board of India's Head Office is situated in **Kolkata**. **Statement 4 is correct:** The Tea Board of India has overseas offices in Moscow, Dubai, Hamburg, London, and New York.