Itanagar, Oct. 25 -- union Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs Manohar Lal today chaired a high-level meeting with Arunachal Pradesh Urban Affairs Minister Balo Raja to review the implementation of the restructured Pradhan Mantri Street Vendor's AtmaNirbhar Nidhi (PM SVANidhi) scheme in the state.
The meeting focused on assessing the progress of the scheme and exploring strategies to expand its outreach and benefits to street vendors across Arunachal Pradesh.
Launched in 2020 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the PM SVANidhi scheme aims to provide affordable working capital loans to street vendors to help them resume and sustain their livelihoods disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
With the extension of the scheme till March 2030, the ...