Technology

App to Source Loan Applications of Street Vendors

Mobile App Launched to Provide User Friendly Digital Interface to Source Loan Applications of Street Vendors; States Encouraged to Dovetail Other Schemes For Economic Upliftment of Vendors Like Mudra/Day-Nulm Credit For Purchase Of Modern Pushcarts In Place of Traditional Thelas.; States Asked To Constitute Forum To Help Beneficiary Raise Their Grievances in A Conducive Environment; PM Svanidhi Scheme Aims To Formalise Street Vendors Into Urban Economy And Complete Poverty Alleviation Package by Facilitating Their Access to Various Other Government Schemes; Scheme Targets to Benefit Over 50 Lakh Street Vendors Who Had Been Vending on or Before 24 March, 2020, In Urban Areas Including Those From Surrounding Peri-Urban/ Rural Areas; Housing Minister Urges Authorities to Play a Positive Role to Ensure Success of The Street Vendor Scheme
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