Lok Sabha Question No. 3870 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-23
Subject: Street Vendors Ecosystem
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Bhavana Gawali (Patil), Krupal Balaji Tumane

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3870

TO BE ANSWERED ON MARCH 23, 2023

## STREET VENDORS ECOSYSTEM

NO. 3870.  SHRIMATI BHAVANA PUNDALIKRAO GAWALI:

## SHRI KRUPAL BALAJI TUMANE

Will  the  Minister  of  HOUSING  AND  URBAN  AFFAIRS  be  pleased  to state:

- (a) the  steps  being  taken  by  the  Government  to  strengthen  street vendors ecosystem;
- (b) whether the Government has got any proposal in this regard and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  got  any  comprehensive  structured data  on  the  socio-economic  profile  of  street  vendors,  if  so,  the
- details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (d) the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  ensure  a  better  street vendors ecosystem in the country;
- (e) the  details  of  the  economic  package  announced  under  the  Prime Minister Street Vendor's AtmaNirbhar Nidhi (PM SVANidhi), Atmanirbhar  Bharat  Abhiyan  for  street  vendors  as  a  part  of  the economic  package  for  areas  affected  by  COVID  pandemic  and consequent lockdown;
- (f) the status of implementation of the aforesaid scheme and the loan disbursed in this regard till date, State-wise; and
- (g)
- the feedback received in this regard, State-wise?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS (SHRI KAUSHAL KISHORE)

(a) to (d): Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has taken several steps to strengthen the Street Vendors Ecosystem in the country.  The Ministry is implementing, through States/ Union Territories (UTs), Support to Urban Street  Vendors  (SUSV),  as  a  component  of  DAY  NULM,  a  Centrally Sponsored  Scheme.  It  aims  at  addressing  livelihood  concerns  of  the urban street vendors by facilitating access to suitable spaces, institutional  credit,  social  security  etc.  Out  of  the  total  funds  including the  state  share,  the  States/  UTs  can  spend  upto  5%  funds  for  related activities which inter-alia include development of vending infrastructure.

Further,  Ministry  has  launched  Prime  Minister  Street  Vendors  Atma Nirbhar Nidhi (PM SVANidhi), a Central Sector Scheme, on 1st June, 2020 with  the  objective  to  provide  affordable  working  capital  loan  upto  ₹ 10,000/-  to  the  Street  Vendors  to  resume  their  businesses,  adversely impacted due to COVID-19 Pandemic.

States/UTs  conduct  a  survey  under  the  Street  Vendors  (Protection  of Livelihood  and  Regulation  of  Street  Vending)  Act,  2014  of  all  existing street  vendors,  within  the  area  under  its  jurisdiction,  and  subsequent survey shall be carried out at least once in every five years.

In addition, for socio-economic upliftment of Street Vendors, Ministry has launched  'SVANidhi  se  Samriddhi'  in  127  Urban  Local  Bodies  (ULBs), selected  for  saturation  in  the  first  phase  on  4th  January,  2021.  At present, 'SVAnidhi se Samriddhi' program is being implemented in 1854 ULBs,  to  link  the  eligible  PMSVANidhi  beneficiaries  and  their  family members to eight (08) central Government welfare Schemes.  As on 1403-2023, under 'SVANidhi se Samriddhi' Programme, the socio-economic profile  of  13.16  lakh  PM  SVANidhi  beneficiaries  along  with  their  30.65 lakh family members is completed.

(e) to (g):  As part of the Aatma Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyan package, Ministry is implementing Pradhan Mantri Street Vendors' Atma Nirbhar Nidhi (PM SVANidhi) Scheme since June 01, 2020 to facilitate working capital loan of  upto  ₹  10,000/-  of  1  year  tenure  to  Street  Vendors,  vending  in  urban areas.  On timely and early repayment, they are eligible for an enhanced working capital loan upto ₹ 20,000/- and ₹ 50,000/- in the second and third tranches respectively.  The Scheme provides for incentives in the form of interest subsidy at 7% per annum on regular repayment of loan and cashback upto ₹ 1,200/on undertaking prescribed number of digital transactions.

As  apprised  by  States,  as  on  14th  March,  2023,  42.29  lakh  loans amounting to over ₹ 5,081 Cr have been released to street vendors under the scheme.  The details of State-wise loans disbursed under the scheme are at Annexure.

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ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  LSUQ  NO.  3870  TO  BE ANSWERED ON MARCH 23, 2023.

The State-wise loans disbursed under PM SVANidhi scheme:

(as on 14.03.2023)

| S.No.   | Name of State                        | Total no. of Loans Disbursed   |
|---------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
| 1       | Andaman and Nicobar Islands          | 709                            |
| 2       | Andhra Pradesh                       | 2,36,473                       |
| 3       | Arunachal Pradesh                    | 4,018                          |
| 4       | Assam                                | 74,692                         |
| 5       | Bihar                                | 56,924                         |
| 6       | Chandigarh                           | 5,385                          |
| 7       | Chhattisgarh                         | 59,476                         |
| 8       | Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli | 1,515                          |
| 9       | Delhi                                | 66,531                         |
| 10      | Goa                                  | 1,810                          |
| 11      | Gujarat                              | 3,04,093                       |
| 12      | Haryana                              | 39,339                         |
| 13      | Himachal Pradesh                     | 5,776                          |
| 14      | Jammu and Kashmir                    | 19,913                         |
| 15      | Jharkhand                            | 36,821                         |
| 16      | Karnataka                            | 2,10,993                       |
| 17      | Kerala                               | 15,898                         |
| 18      | Ladakh                               | 511                            |
| 19      | Madhya Pradesh                       | 6,71,353                       |
| 20      | Maharashtra                          | 3,90,378                       |
| 21      | Manipur                              | 9,892                          |
| 22      | Meghalaya                            | 1,424                          |
| 23      | Mizoram                              | 654                            |
| 24      | Nagaland                             | 2,052                          |
| 25      | Odisha                               | 44,801                         |
| 26      | Puducherry                           | 1,814                          |
| 27      | Punjab                               | 49,942                         |
| 28      | Rajasthan                            | 75,260                         |
| 29      | Sikkim                               | 1                              |
| 30      | Tamil Nadu                           | 2,19,150                       |
| 31      | Telangana                            | 4,77,700                       |
| 32      | Tripura                              | 3,937                          |
| 33      | Uttar Pradesh                        | 11,07,267                      |
| 34      | Uttarakhand                          | 17,373                         |
| 35      | West Bengal                          | 15,307                         |
| Total   | Total                                | 42,29,182                      |