Lucknow, Aug. 28 -- Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya today said that the extension of PM Swanidhi Yojana by the union cabinet till March 31, 2030 will benefit 1.15 crore beneficiaries of UP, which will include 50 lakh new street vendors.
Expressing gratitude to the Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the extension of the scheme on his social media account X, the Deputy CM wrote, "Now this scheme will run till March 31, 2030 and a provision of Rs 7,332 crore has been made for it.""This extension will provide facilities to about 1.15 crore beneficiaries, which will also include 50 lakh new street vendors," he added.
He said that this step was a big initiative towards making small traders self-reliant and bringing stabil...