Bhopal. Chief Minister Dr. Mohan Yadav has instructed the departmental officials to provide working capital to the needy street vendors in the urban areas by providing them loans as per their needs. Madhya Pradesh is consistently at the first position in the Pradhan Mantri Swanidhi Yojana in the state by performing best for the last three years. Under this scheme, handcart drivers and hawkers in the urban areas of the state are being empowered economically by providing loans up to Rs 10, 20 and 50 thousand. The implementation of Pradhan Mantri Swanidhi Yojana in the state is being done by the Urban Development and Housing Department.
Best performance in three years
Chief Minister Dr. Yadav has said that the state has been registering its presence at the first position in the country by performing best in the Pradhan Mantri Swanidhi Yojana in the last three years. So far, loans of about Rs 1769.16 crore have been provided to 12 lakh 30 thousand beneficiaries under the PM Swanidhi Yojana. At present, 4 lakh 89 thousand street vendors of Madhya Pradesh are successfully doing digital transactions. In which they have also received a cashback of Rs 21 crore. In order to promote digital transactions under the Pradhan Mantri Swanidhi Yojana, training is also being provided to the beneficiaries in selected areas. Earlier during the Corona period in the state, a grant of one thousand rupees each was also provided by the state government to the registered street vendors of the unorganized sector. Street vendors are being provided continuous support by the bodies for banks.
Beneficiaries were also given the benefit of other schemes
Chief Minister Dr. Yadav has informed that under the Pradhan Mantri Swanidhi Yojana, the facility of one nation-one ration card has also been provided to more than 16 lakh 17 thousand street vendors of the state under Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana, Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana, Pradhan Mantri Jan-Dhan Yojana, Building and Other Construction Workers Act, Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Maandhan Yojana, National Food Security Act. Along with this, beneficiaries have also been linked to Janani Suraksha Yojana and Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana. PM Swanidhi Yojana is being implemented successfully in 413 urban bodies in the state.
