Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Monday met the beneficiaries of PM Street Vendor Atmanirbhar Nidhi Yojana in Chandigarh and inquired from them if they face any difficulties. The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has launched a scheme PM Street Vendor Atmanirbhar Nidhi. (PM Swanidhi) will empower street vendors by giving them loans. The scheme aims to provide collateral-free working capital loans of up to Rs 10,000 for a period of one year to approximately 50 lakh street vendors, so that they can restart their business. During the Covid pandemic in India, many small vendors in urban areas including surrounding urban or rural areas faced difficulties and their daily earnings were affected.In response, the Prime Minister launched the PM Street Vendors Self-Reliant Fund, which provided loans of Rs 10,000 to small vendors to help them restart their businesses. Several vendors, including two vendors from Chandigarh, benefited from this program. As it happened, Housing and Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh Puri met. these sellers.
Both the vendors expressed gratitude and thanked the Prime Minister for providing assistance during the Covid crisis, which helped them overcome significant challenges and rebuild their lives. He mentioned that he initially took a loan of Rs 10,000, then a loan of Rs 20,000, and now he has applied for a loan of Rs 50,000, which he hopes to get approved soon. He heartily thanked the Prime Minister for making his living. Through these initiatives, Aasan Union Minister also interacted with the recipients, visited their businesses, interacted with them and shared food “Swanidhi Yojana to address the challenges faced by many individuals during the COVID-19 pandemic Was started during the pandemic.Prime Minister Modi recognizing the difficulties faced by small vendors, who often struggled amid the crisis while others received regular salaries, the scheme is like a microfinance scheme, turning them into entrepreneurs Around 55-60 lakh vendors "Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri SAI while speaking to ANI. He said, "Through this scheme, small sellers have got recognition and respect. Now they will not have to endure harassment from local authorities. They now know that PM Modi is supporting them." Mona, a beneficiary of the scheme, who belongs to the transgender community and runs a local tea shop, said while speaking to ANI, "I have been running this shop for 12 years I am staying.I first got Rs 10,000 through Swanidhi scheme, a loan of Rs 20,000 and then later Rs 50,000. I hope we continue to get such support." Expressing his gratitude for the Union Minister's visit to his shop, Mon said, "My A humble appeal, as a member of the transgender community, having my own home means a lot. Currently, we live in rented accommodation."
Both the vendors expressed gratitude and thanked the Prime Minister for providing assistance during the Covid crisis, which helped them overcome significant challenges and rebuild their lives. He mentioned that he initially took a loan of Rs 10,000, then a loan of Rs 20,000, and now he has applied for a loan of Rs 50,000, which he hopes to get approved soon. He heartily thanked the Prime Minister for making his living. Through these initiatives, Aasan Union Minister also interacted with the recipients, visited their businesses, interacted with them and shared food “Swanidhi Yojana to address the challenges faced by many individuals during the COVID-19 pandemic Was started during the pandemic.Prime Minister Modi recognizing the difficulties faced by small vendors, who often struggled amid the crisis while others received regular salaries, the scheme is like a microfinance scheme, turning them into entrepreneurs Around 55-60 lakh vendors "Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri SAI while speaking to ANI. He said, "Through this scheme, small sellers have got recognition and respect. Now they will not have to endure harassment from local authorities. They now know that PM Modi is supporting them." Mona, a beneficiary of the scheme, who belongs to the transgender community and runs a local tea shop, said while speaking to ANI, "I have been running this shop for 12 years I am staying.I first got Rs 10,000 through Swanidhi scheme, a loan of Rs 20,000 and then later Rs 50,000. I hope we continue to get such support." Expressing his gratitude for the Union Minister's visit to his shop, Mon said, "My A humble appeal, as a member of the transgender community, having my own home means a lot. Currently, we live in rented accommodation."
