Lok Sabha Question No. 2825 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-05
Subject: Strengthning of Street Vendors Ecosystem
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Nalin Kumar Kateel, Poonam (Mahajan) Vajendla Rao, D.K. Suresh, Sumalatha Ambareesh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MNISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2825 TO BE ANSWERED ON AUGUST 05, 2021

## STRENGTHNING OF STREET VENDORS ECOSYSTEM

SHRI NALIN KUMAR KATEEL:

SHRIMATI POONAM MAHAJAN: SHRI D.K\_ SURESH: SHIRMATI SUMALATHA AMBAREESH:

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

- (a) whether the Government has any proposal to strengthen the street vendors   ecosystem of micro loans, better infrastructure, access to social security measures and if
- b) whether the Government has maintained any comprehensive structured data on the socio-economic profile of street vendors and if sO, the details thereof;
- (c) if not, whether the Government has taken any survey like done by the National Sample Survey Organisation (NSSO) to collect date of street vendors to ensure better street vending ecosystem in the country;
- (d) if so, the response of the Government in this regard;
- (e) the details of economic package announced under PM Street Vendors Atmanirbhar Nidhi (PM-SVANidhi) and Atmanirbhar Bharat Mission for street vendors as part of economic package for sectors affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and consequent lockdowns, providing small loans to street vendors to restart their operations through PM SVANidhi portal; and
- the implementation status of the above scheme and response received and loans distributed in this regard so far, State-wise?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS (SHRI KAUSHAL KISHORE)

- (a): Sir. Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs is implementing; through StateslUnion Territories, #Support to Urban Street Vendors (SUSV)", as a component of Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana- National Urban Livelihood Mission (DAYNULM)ia 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 activitieswhich inter-alia include development vending infrastructure. Yes,

Further, Ministry has launched Prime Minister Street Scheme, affordable working capital loan

Vendors Atma Nirbhar Nidhi (PM SVANidhi); a Central Sector on Ist June, 2020 with the objective to provide an up to {1O,OOO/- to the Street Vendors to resume their businesses, adversely impacted due to COVID-19 Pandemic-

For socio-economic   upliftment of Street Vendors, Ministry has launched 'SVANidhi se Samriddhi' in 125 Urban Local Bodies (ULBs), selected for saturation in the first phase on Ath January, 2021. This Programme aims to link PM SVANidhi Scheme beneficiaries and their family members to select central Government welfare Schemes namely Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana, PM Suraksha Bima Yojana, Pradhan Mantri under Building and other Constructions Workers (Regulation Employment and Conditions of Service) Act (BOCW), Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Maandhan Yojana, National

Food Security Act (NFSA) portability benefit One Nation One Ration Card (ONORC), Janani Suraksha Yojana and Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY):

- (b): Yes, Sir. As on July 30, 2021,under 'SVANidhi se Smariddhi' Programme, the socio-economic profile of 5.3 lakh PM SVANidhi beneficiaries along with their family members is completed:

The details of the programme are available in public domain which can be accessed at

- (c)&(d): No, Sir. As per provision of the Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending) Act, 2014, the Town  Vending Committee shall, within such period and in such manner, as may be specified in the scheme, conduct a survey 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:
- (e)&(f): 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 Ioan of of 1 year tenure to Street Vendors, vending in urban areas. On timely and early repayment, they are eligible for an enhanced working capital Ioan upto {20,000/and in the second and third tranches respectively: The Scheme provides for incentives in the form of interest subsidy 7% per annum on regular repayment of loan and cash-back upto{1,200/on undertaking prescribed number of digital transactions:

As on July 30, 2021, 43.3 Iakh Ioan applications have been received: Out of these 25.3 Iakh loans have been sanctioned and 22.8 Iakh loans have been disbursed: State Union Territory-wise number of Ioan applications received; sanctioned and disbursed, is at Annexure.

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| STATE-WISE DETAILS OF APPLICATIONS RECEIVED, LOAN SANCTIONED AND LOAN DISBURSED UNDER PM SVANIDHI | STATE-WISE DETAILS OF APPLICATIONS RECEIVED, LOAN SANCTIONED AND LOAN DISBURSED UNDER PM SVANIDHI | STATE-WISE DETAILS OF APPLICATIONS RECEIVED, LOAN SANCTIONED AND LOAN DISBURSED UNDER PM SVANIDHI | STATE-WISE DETAILS OF APPLICATIONS RECEIVED, LOAN SANCTIONED AND LOAN DISBURSED UNDER PM SVANIDHI | STATE-WISE DETAILS OF APPLICATIONS RECEIVED, LOAN SANCTIONED AND LOAN DISBURSED UNDER PM SVANIDHI |
|                                                                                                   | StatelUT                                                                                          | No: Of applications received                                                                      | No: Of Loans sanctioned                                                                           | No. Of Loans disbursed                                                                            |
|                                                                                                   | Andaman & Nicobar Islands                                                                         | 470                                                                                               | 410                                                                                               | 402                                                                                               |
| 2                                                                                                 | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                    | 2,78,492                                                                                          | 1,85,763                                                                                          | 1,64,674                                                                                          |
| 3                                                                                                 | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                 | 4,873                                                                                             | 2461                                                                                              | 2,058                                                                                             |
| 4                                                                                                 | Assam                                                                                             | 38,339                                                                                            | 17,528                                                                                            | 15,216                                                                                            |
| 5                                                                                                 | Bihar                                                                                             | 4,03,680                                                                                          | 48,690                                                                                            | 37,079                                                                                            |
| 6                                                                                                 | Chandigarh                                                                                        | 4,229                                                                                             | 2,748                                                                                             | 2477                                                                                              |
| T                                                                                                 | Chhattisgarh                                                                                      | 96,042                                                                                            | 42,800                                                                                            | 41,548                                                                                            |
| 8                                                                                                 | D&NH and DD                                                                                       | 2,185                                                                                             | 1,241                                                                                             | 990                                                                                               |
| 9                                                                                                 | Delhi                                                                                             | 63,637                                                                                            | 38,439                                                                                            | 32,648                                                                                            |
| 10                                                                                                | Goa                                                                                               | 1,419                                                                                             | 1,080                                                                                             | 1,044                                                                                             |
| 11                                                                                                | Gujarat                                                                                           | 2,17,300                                                                                          | 1,140,78                                                                                          | 1,04,772                                                                                          |
| 12                                                                                                | Haryana                                                                                           | 47,076                                                                                            | 21,448                                                                                            | 18,389                                                                                            |
| 13                                                                                                | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                  | 4,112                                                                                             | 2,937                                                                                             | 2,855                                                                                             |
| 14                                                                                                | Jammu & Kashmir                                                                                   | 16,653                                                                                            | 13,485                                                                                            | 12,444                                                                                            |
|                                                                                                   | Jharkhand                                                                                         | 45,642                                                                                            | 24,242                                                                                            | 23,215                                                                                            |
| 16                                                                                                | Karnataka                                                                                         | 2,45,719                                                                                          | 1,26,939                                                                                          | 1,18,206                                                                                          |
| 17                                                                                                | Kerala                                                                                            | 12,165                                                                                            | 8,354                                                                                             | 8,205                                                                                             |
| 18                                                                                                | Ladakh                                                                                            | 290                                                                                               | 254                                                                                               | 250                                                                                               |
| 19                                                                                                | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                    | 4,94,532                                                                                          | 3,43,858                                                                                          | 3,27,435                                                                                          |
| 20                                                                                                | Maharashtra                                                                                       | 4,20,855                                                                                          | 1,95,643                                                                                          | 1,65,302                                                                                          |
| 21                                                                                                | Manipur                                                                                           | 16,201                                                                                            | 8,175                                                                                             | 6,409                                                                                             |
| 22                                                                                                | Meghalaya                                                                                         | 595                                                                                               | 352                                                                                               | 326                                                                                               |
| 23                                                                                                | Mizoram                                                                                           | 632                                                                                               | 444                                                                                               | 438                                                                                               |
| 24                                                                                                | Nagaland                                                                                          | 2,292                                                                                             | 1,327                                                                                             | 4,290                                                                                             |
| 25                                                                                                | Odisha                                                                                            | 59,025                                                                                            | 33,330                                                                                            | 28,209                                                                                            |
| 26                                                                                                | Puducherry                                                                                        | 1,808                                                                                             | 1,393                                                                                             | 4,145                                                                                             |
| 27                                                                                                | Punjab                                                                                            | 1,01,665                                                                                          | 36,039                                                                                            | 31,092                                                                                            |
| 29                                                                                                | Sikkim                                                                                            |                                                                                                   |                                                                                                   |                                                                                                   |
|                                                                                                   |                                                                                                   | 4                                                                                                 |                                                                                                   |                                                                                                   |
| 30 31                                                                                             | Tamil Nadu Telangana                                                                              | 2,99,358 4,55,924                                                                                 | 1,28,182 3,46,193                                                                                 | 1,08,224 3,17,492                                                                                 |
| 32                                                                                                |                                                                                                   |                                                                                                   | 2,729                                                                                             |                                                                                                   |
|                                                                                                   | Tripura                                                                                           | 4,110                                                                                             |                                                                                                   | 2,631                                                                                             |
| 33                                                                                                | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                     | 11,03,997                                                                                         | 6,93,691                                                                                          | 6,33,677                                                                                          |
| 34                                                                                                | Uttarakhand                                                                                       | 16,796                                                                                            | 10,131                                                                                            | 9,378                                                                                             |
| 35                                                                                                | West Bengal                                                                                       | 20,668                                                                                            | 8,312                                                                                             | 3,817                                                                                             |
| TOTAL 43,29,093 25,29,200 22,77,755                                                               | TOTAL 43,29,093 25,29,200 22,77,755                                                               | TOTAL 43,29,093 25,29,200 22,77,755                                                               | TOTAL 43,29,093 25,29,200 22,77,755                                                               | TOTAL 43,29,093 25,29,200 22,77,755                                                               |