52,000 hawkers sign up for PM Svanidhi loan scheme, 48,000 to go
2 years ago

52,000 hawkers sign up for PM Svanidhi loan scheme, 48,000 to go

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has issued a letter of recommendation to 52,000 hawkers so that they can be beneficiaries of a loan under the Prime Minister Street Vendor Atma Nirbhar Nidhi Scheme from any nationalised bank. he housing and urban affairs ministry launched the PM SVANidhi scheme to empower street vendors by not only extending loans to them but also for their holistic development and overall economic upliftment. We sorted out their difficulties and helped them fill the forms.” The housing and urban affairs ministry launched the PM SVANidhi scheme to empower street vendors by not only extending loans to them but also for their holistic development and overall economic upliftment. Dadar’s G ward has the highest target in the scheme—the BMC aims to get around 7,198 hawkers to sign up for the loan, followed by 6,906 in A ward in the Colaba-Fort areas and 6,255 in P ward in Malad.

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Rs 13.42 crore given to street vendors under PM SVANidhi scheme: All about it
1 week, 1 day ago

Rs 13.42 crore given to street vendors under PM SVANidhi scheme: All about it

India Today  

The Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has disbursed loans totaling Rs 13,422 crore to street vendors under the PM SVANidhi scheme, with 94.31 lakh loans granted as of December 8, 2024. ABOUT THE PM SVANIDHI SCHEME Launched in 2020 by the Narendra Modi government during the COVID-19 pandemic, the PM SVANidhi scheme offers collateral-free loans of up to …

Hawkers’ union meets BMC chief regarding Street Vendors Act rollout
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Hawkers’ union meets BMC chief regarding Street Vendors Act rollout

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: A delegation of the Janwadi Hawkers Sabha, a hawkers’ union, met with Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation commissioner Bhushan Gagrani on Monday to discuss the process for implementing the Street Vendors Act, 2014. Hawkers’ union meets BMC chief regarding Street Vendors Act rollout While the hawker elections for the town vending committee, a body of hawkers’ representatives, civil society and officials …

From a nation of savers to investors
4 months, 3 weeks ago

From a nation of savers to investors

New Indian Express  

What does it really mean for our people? With their most basic need taken care of, these 80 crore people are now free to spend their money on other things. Under the PM SVANidhi scheme, even a street vendor can get a small loan of Rs 10,000-50,000; over 56 lakh street vendors have already used it. Those who earn up …

Opposition should find issues against us that actually stick: Hardeep Singh Puri
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Opposition should find issues against us that actually stick: Hardeep Singh Puri

The Hindu  

The Prime Minister and the RSS chief have affirmed their support for reservations, says Hardeep Singh Puri, adding that the BJP-led NDA has done more for the SCs, STs, and OBCs than the previous governments. Edited excerpts: Opposition parties have accused the BJP of using probe agencies to intimidate them, citing the arrest of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. The …

Urban Agenda | After 10 years of vending law, 4 of PM SVANidhi scheme, are hawkers leading a better life?
9 months, 1 week ago

Urban Agenda | After 10 years of vending law, 4 of PM SVANidhi scheme, are hawkers leading a better life?

Hindustan Times  

On March 14, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that his government was the first to safeguard the interests of street vendors. The Street Vendors Act received the President’s assent on March 4, 2014, after it was introduced by the erstwhile Manmohan Singh-led United Progressive Alliance government and passed by both houses of parliament. Until the Street Vendors Act, 2014 was …

Decoding how PM Modi hacks EVMs, Part 1: Expanding focus on small-scale industries from MSME to other ministries – from Vishwakarmas to fishermen
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Decoding how PM Modi hacks EVMs, Part 1: Expanding focus on small-scale industries from MSME to other ministries – from Vishwakarmas to fishermen

Op India  

I don’t know about you but I am now a very firm believer that Prime Minister Narendra Modi hacks the EVMs. The art of crafting is so large and wide that Prime Minister Modi, for the first time, decided to bring in 18 such tradecrafts under one umbrella, the PM Vishwakarma Yojana, and help improve the skills of the practitioners …

Female micro-entrepreneurs account for 43% of PM SVANidhi loan disbursement
1 year, 1 month ago

Female micro-entrepreneurs account for 43% of PM SVANidhi loan disbursement

Live Mint  

India's female micro-entrepreneurs account for 43% of the total disbursement under the PM Street Vendor's AtmaNirbharNidhi Scheme, according to the SBI Special report. Launched during the COVID-19 pandemic on 1 June 2020, PM SVANidhi is a micro-credit scheme for urban street vendors that aims to provide collateral-free loans up to ₹50,000 in incremental tranches. At the time of the launch …

Coimbatore Corporation holds special camp for street vendors for loans under PM SVANidhi
1 year, 3 months ago

Coimbatore Corporation holds special camp for street vendors for loans under PM SVANidhi

The Hindu  

The Coimbatore Corporation conducted a special camp for street vendors to hand over loans under the PM SVANidhi scheme at the Coimbatore City Municipal Corporation premises, on Thursday, September 7, in the city. For details, roadside vendors can approach the Corporation.” According to the Commissioner, the camp is being conducted to raise awareness among the roadside vendors on the loan …

Tiruppur Corporation to cover 12,000 street vendors under Centrally-sponsored credit scheme
1 year, 4 months ago

Tiruppur Corporation to cover 12,000 street vendors under Centrally-sponsored credit scheme

The Hindu  

The Tiruppur City Corporation has set a target to reach out to about 12,000 roadside vendors for extending credit under the Pradhan Mantri Street Vendors Atmanirbhar Nidhi scheme of providing collatoral-free loans, which was launched by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs in June, 2023. The first camp conducted at the Corporation office witnessed about 1,000 prospective beneficiaries applying …

Reward Digital-Savvy Street Vendors, Find More Tech Aid: PM Advises Ministries on SVANidhi Scheme
1 year, 4 months ago

Reward Digital-Savvy Street Vendors, Find More Tech Aid: PM Advises Ministries on SVANidhi Scheme

News 18  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has instructed the ministry of finance to organise felicitation functions for those street vendors who are doing 100% digital transactions. The Prime Minister’s review of the PM SVANidhi scheme is a clear indication of the government’s commitment to supporting street vendors and helping them become self-reliant, officials said. The Prime Minister’s recommendations will further strengthen the …

Mobile app for loan application for street vendors under PM SVANidhi scheme
1 year, 6 months ago

Mobile app for loan application for street vendors under PM SVANidhi scheme

The Hindu  

The Centre on Thursday launched a mobile app for street vendors to ease their loan application process under the PM SVANidhi scheme which completed three years on Thursday. The PM SVANidhi is a micro credit scheme which was launched by the Central government in 2020 to provide handholding support to street vendors, to tide over pandemic-induced economic stress. Union Housing …

More than 9,000 street food vendors on food delivery apps under Central scheme
1 year, 11 months ago

More than 9,000 street food vendors on food delivery apps under Central scheme

The Hindu  

More than 9,000 street food vendors have joined food delivery platforms such as Swiggy and Zomato as part of a Central scheme, making a wider market accessible to them. Through such partnerships through the Prime Minister Street Vendor’s AtmaNirbhar Nidhi scheme, a wider market has been made accessible to both vendors and consumers, Union Minister for Urban Affairs Hardip Singh …

BMC persuades hawkers to accept central loan before Dec 3 deadline
2 years, 1 month ago

BMC persuades hawkers to accept central loan before Dec 3 deadline

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: In an endeavour to meet the December 3 deadline for disbursing loans to hawkers under the PM Street Vendor’s AtmaNirbhar Nidhi scheme, the 24 administrative wards in the city are scouting for street hawkers on a war footing to persuade them to avail of the amount. “Hawkers are not willing to accept this amount in a city like Mumbai …

Ahead of civic polls, BBMP wants to give micro loans to 1.8 lakh street vendors
2 years, 5 months ago

Ahead of civic polls, BBMP wants to give micro loans to 1.8 lakh street vendors

The Hindu  

Ahead of the scheduled civic polls, Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike has decided to provide micro loans of ₹10,000 to 1.80 lakh street vendors in the city under the PM SVANidhi Scheme. “Though the two processes are unrelated, it is a fine opportunity for the civic body to carry out an extensive survey of street vendors in the city and provide …

12-13% NPAs in street vendors’ loan scheme, says Minister Hardeep Singh Puri
2 years, 5 months ago

12-13% NPAs in street vendors’ loan scheme, says Minister Hardeep Singh Puri

The Hindu  

Non-performing assets accounted for “12-13%” of the loans disbursed to street vendors under the Prime Minister’s Street Vendors AtmaNirbhar Nidhi scheme, Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Puri said on Thursday. The scheme, which was launched on July 2, 2020, has so far disbursed loans of ₹10,000 each to 30.23 lakh street vendors, of which 11.63 lakh loans have been …

Hyderabad hawkers deprived of availing PM SVANidhi
3 years, 4 months ago

Hyderabad hawkers deprived of availing PM SVANidhi

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Hyderabad which received ‘Creative City of Gastronomy’ award from UNESCO, in 2019 failed to stick to the vital parameter of keeping the importance of hawkers and their efforts in strengthening the urban economy. This apart, non-regularisation of street vendors has left several thousands of them unable to reclaim their ‘vending zones’ after the footpath encroachment removal drive in 2018. …

Swiggy to Onboard 36,000 Street Food Vendors Under PM Street Vendor's AtmaNirbhar Nidhi Scheme
4 years ago

Swiggy to Onboard 36,000 Street Food Vendors Under PM Street Vendor's AtmaNirbhar Nidhi Scheme

News 18  

Swiggy has announced the expansion of its Street Food Vendors programme that is said to benefit 36,000 sellers from 125 cities in India. The online food delivery company has joined hands with the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs to bring street food sellers on its platform under the Prime Minister Street Vendor’s AtmaNibhar Nidhi Scheme. Swiggy in a blog …

Swiggy to onboard nearly 30,000 street food vendors under PM SVANidhi scheme
4 years ago

Swiggy to onboard nearly 30,000 street food vendors under PM SVANidhi scheme

Hindustan Times  

Food delivery platform Swiggy on Thursday announced the expansion of its “Street Food Vendors” programme to 125 cities under the Prime Minister Street Vendor’s Atmanibhar Nidhi scheme. PM SVANidhi or Pradhan Mantri Street Vendor’s Atmanirbhar Nidhi scheme, was launched on June 1, 2020, by the ministry of housing and urban affairs to help street vendors, who were impacted by the …

Swiggy aims to bring 36,000 street vendors online with PM’s AtmaNibhar Nidhi
4 years ago

Swiggy aims to bring 36,000 street vendors online with PM’s AtmaNibhar Nidhi

Live Mint  

Food delivery platform Swiggy on Thursday announced the expansion of its street food vendors programme to 125 cities under the Prime Minister Street Vendor's AtmaNibhar Nidhi Scheme. The SVANidhi Scheme has received loan applications from 1.47 lakh street food vendors so far. Understanding that it is equally important to train the vendors on digital skills such as handling the partner …

PM Modi hails street vendors, slams Oppn
4 years, 1 month ago

PM Modi hails street vendors, slams Oppn

Hindustan Times  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said his government has acknowledged the honesty and hard work of street vendors by offering them loans that were inaccessible to the poor in the past even as he sharpened his criticism of the opposition. PM Modi’s comments came a day before the first round of the three-phase Bihar elections beginning Tuesday. With PM …

PM Modi to virtually distribute loans to 300,000 street vendors under PM SVANidhi Scheme today
4 years, 1 month ago

PM Modi to virtually distribute loans to 300,000 street vendors under PM SVANidhi Scheme today

Hindustan Times  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will distribute loans to nearly 300,000 street vendors under the PM SVANidhi Scheme through video conferencing on Tuesday. PM Modi will also communicate with beneficiaries of the scheme on the occasion PM SVANidhi Scheme was launched on June 1, 2020 for poor people selling goods on roads and tracks, who were affected due to the coronavirus …

PM Modi to Interact with Beneficiaries of Scheme Launched to Help Street Vendors Hit by Covid-19
4 years, 1 month ago

PM Modi to Interact with Beneficiaries of Scheme Launched to Help Street Vendors Hit by Covid-19

News 18  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will interact with beneficiaries of ’PM SVANidhi scheme’, which was launched in June to help poor street vendors hit by COVID-19 pandemic, from Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday via video conferencing. The PM Street Vendor’s Atmanirbhar Nidhi scheme was launched on June 1 to help street vendors resume their livelihood activities. Till date, a total of more …

Swiggy to bring street food-vendors on its app, govt signs MoU
4 years, 2 months ago

Swiggy to bring street food-vendors on its app, govt signs MoU

Op India  

In an effort to bring the street food vendors into the fold of the online market, the Modi government has signed an MoU with food tech major Swiggy to bring street food vendors onboard of the e-commerce platform. Under the Prime Minister Street Vendor’s AtmaNibhar Nidhi mission, the Modi government intends to help these street vendors to expand their business, …

Only 7 pc of target street vendors get loan assistance
4 years, 3 months ago

Only 7 pc of target street vendors get loan assistance

Deccan Chronicle  

The micro credit scheme for street vendors under the stimulus package has till now reached only 7 per cent of the target beneficiaries. The Rs 5000 crore scheme would provide a loan of Rs 10,000 to street vendors and this loan is repayable in 12 monthly installments. At 12 per cent interest rate, a cash-back of Rs 100 every month …

Government loan scheme for street vendors gets Bollywood boost on social media
4 years, 3 months ago

Government loan scheme for street vendors gets Bollywood boost on social media

The Hindu  

The Central government’s small loans scheme for street vendors got a boost from Bollywood celebrities on social media on Tuesday, with actors tweeting about the features of the PM Street Vendors AtmaNirbhar Nidhi. The scheme, which was launched in June as a part of the government’s economic package to address the COVID-19 -related crisis, facilitates micro credit for street vendors. …

PM to interact with street vendor beneficiaries of govt scheme in Madhya Pradesh
4 years, 3 months ago

PM to interact with street vendor beneficiaries of govt scheme in Madhya Pradesh

Live Mint  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will interact with beneficiaries of the PM Street Vendors' Aatmanirbhar Nidhi scheme from Madhya Pradesh on Wednesday, the Prime Minister's Office said in a statement. The Union government had launched the PM SVANidhi scheme on June 1 to help poor street vendors impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic resume livelihood activities. Modi will also interact with three …

PM Modi to Interact with Street Vendor Beneficiaries of Govt Scheme in Madhya Pradesh
4 years, 3 months ago

PM Modi to Interact with Street Vendor Beneficiaries of Govt Scheme in Madhya Pradesh

News 18  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will interact with beneficiaries of the PM Street Vendors' Aatmanirbhar Nidhi scheme from Madhya Pradesh on Wednesday, the Prime Minister's Office said in a statement. The Union government had launched the PM SVANidhi scheme on June 1 to help poor street vendors impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic resume livelihood activities. Modi will also interact with three …

Kalyan-Dombivli civic body to provide hawkers with loans up to ₹10,000 to combat Covid lockdown losses
4 years, 3 months ago

Kalyan-Dombivli civic body to provide hawkers with loans up to ₹10,000 to combat Covid lockdown losses

Hindustan Times  

The Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation on Saturday announced that it will provide loans up to ₹10,000 to provide street vendors with financial aid as their businesses have been affected adversely during the Covid-19 lockdown. HT Image The loans will be provided by the state government, under the Pradhan Mantri Street Vendors Atmanirbhar Nidhi Scheme. Urban street vendors with be able to …

Govt Receives Over 5 Lakh Loan Applications from Street Vendors Under PM SVANidhi Scheme
4 years, 4 months ago

Govt Receives Over 5 Lakh Loan Applications from Street Vendors Under PM SVANidhi Scheme

News 18  

The government has received over five lakh applications under the 'PM SVANidhi' scheme which aims to provide street vendors loans of up to Rs 10,000 to restart their business post the Covid-19 lockdown, according to an official statement issued on Wednesday. The Union Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry said the PM Street Vendor's AtmaNirbhar Nidhi scheme has generated considerable enthusiasm …

PM SVANidhi: Centre Launches 'Letter of Recommendation' Module for Street Vendors Who Don't Have ID Cards
4 years, 4 months ago

PM SVANidhi: Centre Launches 'Letter of Recommendation' Module for Street Vendors Who Don't Have ID Cards

News 18  

Street vendors, who don't have identity cards or certificate of vending, will now be able to avail benefits under the PM SVANidhi scheme as the Centre on Friday launched the 'Letter of Recommendation module' through which they can get loans of up to Rs 10,000. Under the Pradhan Mantri Street Vendor's Atmanirbhar Nidhi scheme, vendors can avail a working capital …

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