The order came at a time when there is widespread anxiety among traders about a possible “lockdown” in Delhi, in light of a surge in Covid-19 cases and deaths, even though the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government has insisted no such move will be made. The Delhi government has withdrawn an order temporarily shutting two […]
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Credit and Finance for MSMEs: Among leading lenders so far were SBI (disbursed Rs 230 crore), Union Bank of India (Rs 91.74 crore), Bank of India (Rs 80.67 crore), Punjab National Bank (Rs 66.68 crore), Bank of Baroda (Rs 66.21 crore), etc. Credit and Finance for MSMEs: The Modi government’s micro-credit scheme PM SVANidhi launched on
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Title: Letter to Chief Secretaries of all states regarding non-harassment of Street Vendors
Title: DGP and IGPs – prevent harassment of Street Vendors
Title: Reopening Street Markets in Delhi – DDMA
Letter: Bihar- Direction
Title: Charges for the registration on the PMSVANidhi portal decided by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (Government of India).
Letter: GoI- Direction- Allowing Street Vendors to sale Essential Items during lockdown
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Over 20 lakh street vendors have applied for interest-free loans of Rs 10,000 each as working capital under the Prime Minister Street Vendor’s Atmanirbhar Nidhi (PM SVANidhi). They were among the hardest hit by the Covid lockdown. And now, many of them are hoping that a special loan scheme rolled out by the government will
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There are an estimated 50-60 lakh street vendors in India, with the largest concentrations in the cities of Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, and Ahmedabad. Most of them are migrants who typically work for 10–12 hours every day on average. On Tuesday (October 27), Prime Minister Narendra Modi, through video conferencing, distributed loans to nearly 300,000 street vendors
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It is said Prime Minister Narendra Modi himself wanted to get the mapping of street vendors and hawkers done so that no one remained outside the welfare ecosystem of the Modi government. In a new scheme called the Pradhan Mantri Street Vendors Atmanirbhar Nidhi (PM SVANidhi), the central government is extending Rs 10,000 loan as
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NASVI and Nikhil Utkal Khudra Byabasai Mahasangh organised Digital and Physical City Level meeting in Bhubaneswar.Dy. Commissioner Ansuman Rath (Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation) Inaugurated the meeting. Maheswar Bal – President – NASVI ODISHA, Umanath Mishra – Advisor NUKBM & President of Maa Khanduali Uttha Byabasai Sangha, Subhransu Patnaik, Pramod Mohapatra, Manoj Swain, Dhirendra Swain, Manmohan Panda
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Mr. Gurunath Sawant has been working in the social sector for the last 10 years. He has completed a Master Degree in Political Science from University of Mumbai in 2004. He also completed PG Diploma in Journalism from Mumbai Marathi Patrakar Sangh. In NASVI he is responsible for coordinating with Government Departments, Local Self-Bodies and
Wajiha Aziz – Program Manager Her responsibilities include State Level Advocacy, City level meetings/ Leadership Promotion and Repo building at state Level. She is also responsible for facilitation in organizing and mobilizing street vendors organization as well as other informal workers for their right to livelihood and Social protection; Liaison with different Ministries such as
