Lok Sabha Question No. 1842 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-14
Subject: PM SVANidhi Scheme
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Pritam Gopinath Munde, Chandra Sekhar Sahu, Rahul Ramesh Shewale

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1842

## TO BE ANSWERED ON DECEMBER 14, 2023

## PM SVANIDHI SCHEME

NO. 1842:   DR. PRITAM GOPINATHRAO MUNDE:

SHRI CHANDRA SEKHAR SAHU: SHRI RAHUL RAMESH SHEWALE:

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

- (a) whether the Union Government  has introduced  PM  SVANidhi scheme to facilitate access to eight Central Government Schemes to eligible PM SVANidhi beneficiaries and their family members for their holistic development and socio-economic upliftment and if so, the salient feature of the scheme;
- (b) whether  the  PM  SVANidhi  scheme  has  been  introduced  in  all  the States and UTs to help street-vendors;
- (c)
- if  so,  the  details  of  the  beneficiaries  of  the  scheme,  State-wise, particularly Maharashtra and Odisha;
- (d) the  details  of  funds  allocated  and  released  so  far  under  the  said scheme to various States, State/UT-wise particularly to Odisha and Maharashtra;
- (e) whether the Union Government has reviewed the progress of the PM SVANidhi scheme;
- (f) if so, the outcome thereof and the shortcoming noticed therein;
- (g) the steps taken by the Union Government to rectify these
- shortcomings; and
- (h) the steps taken by the Union Government to ensure that each and every street vendor avails the benefits of the scheme, particularly in Maharashtra & Odisha ?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) :  Yes, Sir. Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) launched 'SVANidhi  se  Samriddhi'  under  PM  SVANidhi  Scheme,  in  125  select Urban  Local  Bodies  (ULBs),  on  January  4,  2021.    This  programme facilitates linkages to 8 select Central Government welfare schemes, namely (i) Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana (ii) PM Suraksha

- Bima  Yojana  (iii)  Pradhan  Mantri  Jan  Dhan  Yojana  (iv)  Registration under Building and other Constructions Workers (BOCW) (v) Pradhan Mantri  Shram  Yogi  Maandhan  Yojana  (vi)  One  Ration  Card  (ONORC) (vii) Pradhan Mantri Janani Suraksha Yojana and (viii) Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY) to provide safety net to PMSVANidhi beneficiaries and their family members.
- (b) :  Yes,  sir.  Pradhan  Mantri  Street  Vendor's  AtmaNirbharNidhi  (PM SVANidhi) Scheme  has  been  introduced in all urban areas of States/UTs.
- (c) :  The  State/UT  wise  details  of  beneficiaries  under  PM  SVANidhi scheme, including states of Maharashtra and Odisha are at AnnexureI.
- (d) : 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.
- (e) to (h) : Yes, Sir. Ministry is conducting regular review meetings with all  the  stakeholders  of  the  PMSVANidhi  scheme  to  monitor  the progress on regular basis. State/ULBs are responsible for identification  of  eligible  street  vendors  and  mobilisation  of  new applications  under  the  scheme.  However,  in  order  to  increase  the number of beneficiaries, Ministry is taking initiatives which includes, inter-alia conduct of regular review meetings with States/UTs/ULBs/Lending Institutions and also the awareness campaign like broadcasting of radio jingles and Television advertisements are being carried out from time to time. States/UTs have also been provided Information, Education and Communication (IEC) material in local languages regularly for outreach and dissemination of the benefits to the vendors to avail the benefits of the  scheme.  Through  these  Review  Meetings  the  PM  SVANidhi beneficiaries  have  increased  substantially  from  34.63  lakh  to  56.80 lakh in the current financial year.

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ANNEXURE-I  REFFERED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1842 TO BE ANSWERED ON DECEMBER, 14, 2023. PM

## STATEMENT SHOWING STATE/UT-WISE BENEFICIARIES UNDER SVANIDHI.

(As on 08.12.2023)

| S. No.   | State/UT                                 | No. of Beneficiaries   |
|----------|------------------------------------------|------------------------|
| 1        | Andaman And Nicobar Islands              | 534                    |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh                           | 3,04,022               |
| 3        | Arunachal Pradesh                        | 4,301                  |
| 4        | Assam                                    | 1,07,372               |
| 5        | Bihar                                    | 94,744                 |
| 6        | Chandigarh                               | 4,836                  |
| 7        | Chhattisgarh                             | 69,439                 |
| 8        | Daman and Diu And Dadra And Nagar Haveli | 2,013                  |
| 9        | Delhi                                    | 1,46,044               |
| 10       | Goa                                      | 1,488                  |
| 11       | Gujarat                                  | 4,14,777               |
| 12       | Haryana                                  | 1,09,908               |
| 13       | Himachal Pradesh                         | 5,121                  |
| 14       | Jammu And Kashmir                        | 16,003                 |
| 15       | Jharkhand                                | 72,605                 |
| 16       | Karnataka                                | 3,19,692               |
| 17       | Kerala                                   | 69,444                 |
| 18       | Ladakh                                   | 414                    |
| 19       | Madhya Pradesh                           | 7,32,346               |
| 20       | Maharashtra                              | 6,78,466               |
| 21       | Manipur                                  | 9,374                  |
| 22       | Meghalaya                                | 2,408                  |
| 23       | Mizoram                                  | 1,645                  |
| 24       | Nagaland                                 | 2,581                  |
| 25       | Odisha                                   | 55,017                 |
| 26       | Puducherry                               | 3,010                  |
| 27       | Punjab                                   | 1,37,175               |
| 28       | Rajasthan                                | 1,28,799               |
| 29       | Sikkim                                   | 974                    |
| 30       | Tamil Nadu                               | 3,57,570               |
| 31       | Telangana                                | 4,01,091               |
| 32       | Tripura                                  | 4,889                  |
| 33       | Uttar Pradesh                            | 12,40,522              |
| 34       | Uttarakhand                              | 21,994                 |
| 35       | West Bengal                              | 1,60,249               |
|          | Total                                    | 56,80,867              |