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PM SVANidhi: Credit for the Street

The PM Street Vendor’s AtmaNirbhar Nidhi (PM SVANidhi) provides micro-credit to street vendors impacted by the pandemic.

1. Credit Tranches


Credit Tranches

Credit Tranches
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  • First Loan: up to Rs 10,000.
  • Second Loan: up to Rs 20,000 on timely repayment of the first.
  • Third Loan: up to Rs 50,000.
  • Incentive: 7% "Interest Subvention" for early/timely repayment.
  • Ministry: Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA), launched June 2020, no collateral required.
  • Eligibility: Vendors with a Certificate of Vending/ID Card from the ULB, or those identified in the ULB survey/left out of it, including vendors of surrounding rural/peri-urban areas vending in urban areas.

2. Digital Empowerment


Digital Empowerment

Digital Empowerment
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  • Cashback: incentives for "Digital transactions" to bring vendors into the formal economy.
  • SVAnidhi se Samriddhi: mapping vendors' families to other welfare schemes (Ujjwala/PM-JAY).

3. Conclusion


Conclusion

Conclusion
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  • Success lies in moving from "Moneylenders" to "Credit-Saturated & Digital-Verified Economic Saturation."