Dehradun: The Prime Minister Street Vendors Atmanirbhar Nidhi Yojana is proving to be a boon for thousands of small businessmen in Uttarakhand who make a living by putting up a roadside cart, cart or stall. Under this scheme, more than 40 thousand small traders in Uttarakhand have been given loans for business. The Prime Minister Street Vendors Atmanirbhar Nidhi (PM Swanidhi) scheme was started to connect the small businessmen affected during the Corona period with self-employment again.
The second loan is being given on returning the first loan on time
The Urban Development Department in Uttarakhand is working as the nodal department for this scheme. Under the scheme, loans are being made available to small businessmen without any guarantee. Under this, a loan of 10 thousand rupees is being given in the first phase, 20 thousand in the second phase and 50 thousand rupees in the third phase. Under this scheme, a provision has been made to provide a second loan to the beneficiary only after the first loan is repaid on time. Similarly, on repaying the second loan, street vendors are provided loans in the third phase.
Uttarakhand has provided loans worth Rs 59.64 crore to 40,043 people
Under the Pradhan Mantri Street Vendors Atmanirbhar Nidhi (PM SVANidhi) scheme, loans of Rs 10,000 each have been provided to 27,330 beneficiaries in Uttarakhand under the first phase, Rs 20,000 each to 10,349 beneficiaries under the second phase and Rs 50,000 each to 2364 beneficiaries under the third phase. As against the target of 40,005 beneficiaries given to Uttarakhand by the Government of India, Uttarakhand has so far linked 40,043 people to the scheme and has provided loans worth Rs 59.64 crore. CM Dhami said this
At the same time, Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said that under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the central and state governments prepare policies with the spirit of Antyodaya. Similarly, PM Swanidhi Yojana has been launched to help small businessmen, the results of which have been positive. More people have been benefited as compared to the target given by the Government of India for this scheme.
