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 The Delhi government has withdrawn an order temporarily shutting two …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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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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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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Street vendors in the national capital have demanded that all weekly markets be allowed to open as usual as all other commercial activities have now been permitted by the Delhi Disaster Management Authority(DDMA). This comes a day after the DDMA allowed only two weekly markets to function in each municipal zone under the guidelines of …
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Mohan Singh Varma is 42 years old. He sells biryani by day and momos by night near Delhi’s Preet Vihar Metro Station, but he now hands out his plates through partitions in the plastic sheets that ensconce his cart. He has also kept a separate table nearby, from where customers can collect food, to ensure …
Dettol BSI, the flagship program by RB, global consumer healthcare company, announced partnership with National Association of Street Vendors of India (NASVI) for a program to support street vendors in India and create a healthy and hygienic environment for them. The nationwide partnership aims to provide training and access to hygiene products like Dettol Soaps …
New Delhi, Sep 7 (KNN) The government is supporting the street vendors by providing loans to them under PM SVANidhi Yojna and by implementing street vending Act – 2014. Sanjay Kumar, IAS Joint Secretary (NULM), Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs said this during a webinar on Saturday organised by National Association of Street Vendors …
