Lok Sabha Question No. 3788 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-23
Subject: Beneficiaries under PM SVANidhi Scheme
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Basanta Kumar Panda

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3788 TO BE ANSWERED ON MARCH 23, 2023

## BENEFICIARIES UNDER PM SVANIDHI SCHEME

## NO. 3788.  SHRI BASANTA KUMAR PANDA:

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

- (a) the details of Prime Minister Street Vendor's AtmaNirbhar Nidhi (PM SVANidhi) scheme;
- (b) the fund allocated under this scheme, State/UT-wise especially in Odisha; and
- (c) the number of beneficiaries under the schemein Odisha till now, district-wise?

## ANSWER

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

(a):    Ministry  of  Housing  and  Urban  Affairs  (MoHUA)  launched  Prime Minister Street Vendor's AtmaNirbhar Nidhi (PM SVANidhi) Scheme on 1 st June, 2020 with the aim to facilitate collateral free working capital loan to street vendors  to restart their  businesses,  which  were adversely impacted during the COVID-19 pandemic.

## The scheme has the following objectives;

- i. Facilitate collateral free working capital loan upto ₹10,000, of  1  year  tenure,  with  enhanced  loan  of  ₹20,000  and ₹50,000 in  the  second  and  third  tranches  respectively,  on repayments of earlier loans.
- ii. Incentivize  regular  repayment,  through  interest  subsidy  at 7% per annum; and
- iii. Reward digital transactions, by way of cash back upto ₹1,200 per year.
4. (b): PM SVANidhi is a Central Sector Scheme. No funds are released to the States/ Union Territories. Loan amount is disbursed by various lending institutions directly into the accounts of the beneficiaries.
5. (c):  As on 9 th  March, 2023 the total number of beneficiaries under PM SVANidhi Scheme in the State of Odisha is 36,446. The District wise details  of  beneficiaries  under  the  scheme  for  State  of  Odisha,  is  at Annexure-I

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## ANNEXURE-I  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3788 TO BE ANSWERED ON MARCH 23, 2023

## THE DISTRICT WISE DETAILS OF BENEFICIARIES UNDER PM SVANIDHI SCHEME FOR STATE OF ODISHA

(as on 9.03.2023)

| S.No. Name        | No. of Beneficiaries   |
|-------------------|------------------------|
| 1 Anugul          | 299                    |
| 2 Balangir        | 654                    |
| 3 Baleshwar       | 806                    |
| 4 Bargarh         | 850                    |
| 5 Bhadrak         | 981                    |
| 6 Boudh           | 45                     |
| 7 Cuttack         | 4,026                  |
| 8 Deogarh         | 52                     |
| 9 Dhenkanal       | 533                    |
| 10 Gajapati       | 279                    |
| 11 Ganjam         | 3,417                  |
| 12 Jagatsinghapur | 406                    |
| 13 Jajapur        | 287                    |
| 14 Jharsuguda     | 492                    |
| 15 Kalahandi      | 292                    |
| 16 Kandhamal      | 328                    |
| 17 Kendrapara     | 255                    |
| 18 Kendujhar      | 324                    |
| 19 Khordha        | 10,428                 |
| 20 Koraput        | 734                    |
| 21 Malkangiri     | 91                     |
| 22 Mayurbhanj     | 935                    |
| 23 Nabarangpur    | 263                    |
| 24 Nayagarh       | 389                    |
| 25 Nuapada        | 234                    |
| 26 Puri           | 2,776                  |
| 27 Rayagada       | 319                    |
| 28 Sambalpur      | 2,568                  |
| 29 Sonepur        | 266                    |
| 30 Sundargarh     | 3,117                  |
| Total             | 36,446                 |