Lok Sabha Question No. 62 (STARRED), answered on 2023-12-07
Subject: Loan to Street Vendors under PM SVANidhi Scheme
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Mahabali Singh, Geeta Kora

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO. 62 TO BE ANSWERED ON DECEMBER 07, 2023

## LOAN TO STREET VENDORS UNDER PM SVANIDHI SCHEME

NO. 62. SHRI MAHABALI SINGH: SHRIMATI GEETA KORA:

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

- (a) the block-wise details of the loan provided to the street vendors in Karakat, Singhbhum, Amravati, Sonipat, Sheohar (Bihar), Bhagalpur, West Singhbhum and Jammu Parliamentary Constituency under the PM SVANidhi Scheme during the last three years;
- (b) whether  the  Government  has  any  data  regarding  the  number  of street vendors who have been availing benefits of the said scheme since its inception; and
- (c) if so, the details of both male and female beneficiaries respectively of the said scheme in the above mentioned constituencies?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS (SHRI HARDEEP SINGH PURI)

(a) to (c): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION  NO.  62  DUE  FOR  ANSWER  ON  07.12.2023  REGARDING LOAN TO STREET VENDORS UNDER PM SVANIDHI SCHEME.

(a): The  details  of  loans  disbursed  to  the  street  vendors  under Pradhan  Mantri Street  Vendor's  AtmaNirbharNidhi  (PM  SVANidhi) Scheme  in  Karakat,  Singhbum,  Amravati,  Sonipat,  Sheohar  (Bihar), Bhagalpur  and  Jammu  Parliamentary  Constituencies  during  the  last three years are at Annexure-I.

(b): Yes  Sir.  As  on  29  November  2023,  there  are  56.24  lakh  street vendor beneficiaries to whom loans amounting to ₹ 9,7 23 crore have been disbursed under Pradhan Mantri Street Vendor's AtamNirbhaNidhi (PM SVANidhi) Scheme since inception of the scheme.

(c): The  details  of  both  male  and  female  beneficiaries  in  Karakat, Singhbum, Amravati, Sonipat, Sheohar (Bihar), Bhagalpur and Jammu Parliamentary Constituencies are at Annexure-I.

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ANNEXURE-I REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 62 TO BE ANSWERED ON DECEMBER 07, 2023

STATEMENT SHOWING PARLIAMENTARY CONSTITUENCY WISE DETAILS OF NUMBER  OF  LOANS  DISBURSED  TO  MALE  AND  FEMALE  BENEFICIARIES  DURING THE LAST THREE YEARS UNDER PM SVANIDHI SCHEME

(As on 29.11.2023)

| Name of State   | Parliament   | Total Loan Disbursed   | Total Loan Disbursed   | Total Loan Disbursed   | No. of Beneficiaries   | No. of Beneficiaries   | No. of Beneficiaries   |
|-----------------|--------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
|                 | Constituency | Male                   | Female                 | Total                  | Male                   | Female                 | Total                  |
|                 | Bhagalpur    | 2,209                  | 1,645                  | 3,854                  | 1,739                  | 1,380                  | 3,119                  |
| Bihar           | Karakat      | 2,219                  | 524                    | 2,743                  | 1,739                  | 453                    | 2,192                  |
|                 | Sheohar      | 1,267                  | 1,158                  | 2,425                  | 1,045                  | 946                    | 1,991                  |
| Haryana         | Sonipat      | 8,293                  | 2,433                  | 10,726                 | 7,093                  | 2,238                  | 9,331                  |
| Jammu & Kashmir | Jammu        | 7,792                  | 655                    | 8,447                  | 5,297                  | 430                    | 5,727                  |
| Jharkhand       | Singhbhum    | 1,270                  | 514                    | 1,784                  | 1,006                  | 430                    | 1,436                  |
| Maharashtra     | Amravati     | 12,645                 | 4,909                  | 17,554                 | 10,316                 | 4,352                  | 14,668                 |

Data Source:- Compiled from PM SVANidhi Portal

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