Lok Sabha Question No. 1865 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-14
Subject: Progress of PM SVANidhi
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Abdul Majeed Ariff

NO.1865.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1865 TO BE ANSWERED ON DECEMBER 14, 2023

## PROGRESS OF PM SVANIDHI

ADV. A.M. ARIFF:

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

- (a) whether the Government has reviewed the progress of PM SVANidhi scheme across the country especially in the State of Kerala;
- (b)
- if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the  number  of  beneficiaries  who  have  been  sanctioned  loan  under  PM SVANidhi scheme during the last five years, State, UT-wise;
- (d) whether the Government intends to include more Municipal areas under the purview  of  the  scheme,  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  if  not,  the  reason
- therefor; and
- whether the Government has set any limit for the loans sanctioned under PM SVANidhi scheme, if so, whether the Government intends to increase the said limit and if not, the reasons therefor?

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

- (a) & (b): Yes, Sir. This Ministry regularly reviews the progress of PM SVANidhi scheme across the country including State of Kerala. The State of Kerala  was  last  reviewed  on  07.11.2023  during  Joint  review  meeting  of Joint  Secretary,  Ministry  of  Housing  &  Urban  Affairs  and  Joint  Secretary, Department of Financial Services (DFS).
- (c): The PM SVANidhi Scheme was launched on June 1, 2020. The details of  number  of  beneficiaries  who  have  been  sanctioned  loan  under  the
- scheme in the country since inception, State/UT wise are at Annexure-I.
- (d): PM SVANidhi scheme covers the street vendors of all ULBs including industrial  development  areas,  cantonment  boards  and  hill  area  councils across India.
- (e): Under PM SVANidhi Scheme, a working capital loan upto ₹10,000 was introduced at the time of launch. Considering the requirement for enhanced loan, 2nd loan amount upto ₹20,000 w.e.f April 09, 2021, and 3rd loan upto ₹50,000 w.e.f. June 01, 2022 were introduced.

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- (e)

ANNEXURE-I  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1865 TO BE ANSWERED ON DECEMBER 14, 2023

## STATEMENT SHOWING STATE/UT-WISE NUMBER OF BENEFICIARIES WHO HAVE BEEN SANCTIONED LOAN UNDER PM-SVANIDHI SCHEME

(As on 07.12.2023)

| S. No. Name of State/UT              | No. of Beneficiaries   | Total Loan Sanctioned   |
|--------------------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|
| 1 Andaman & Nicobar Islands          | 534                    | 935                     |
| 2 Andhra Pradesh                     | 3,04,022               | 4,12,273                |
| 3 Arunachal Pradesh                  | 4,301                  | 6,866                   |
| 4 Assam                              | 1,07,372               | 1,45,304                |
| 5 Bihar                              | 94,744                 | 1,34,215                |
| 6 Chandigarh                         | 4,836                  | 8,190                   |
| 7 Chhattisgarh                       | 69,439                 | 1,03,034                |
| 8 Daman & Diu & Dadra & Nagar Haveli | 2,013                  | 2,898                   |
| 9 Delhi                              | 1,46,044               | 2,00,984                |
| 10 Goa                               | 1,488                  | 2,524                   |
| 11 Gujarat                           | 4,14,777               | 5,56,778                |
| 12 Haryana                           | 1,09,908               | 1,61,066                |
| 13 Himachal Pradesh                  | 5,121                  | 8,762                   |
| 14 Jammu And Kashmir                 | 16,003                 | 25,233                  |
| 15 Jharkhand                         | 72,605                 | 97,834                  |
| 16 Karnataka                         | 3,19,692               | 4,50,545                |
| 17 Kerala                            | 69,444                 | 84,217                  |
| 18 Ladakh                            | 414                    | 761                     |
| 19 Madhya Pradesh                    | 7,32,346               | 10,82,280               |
| 20 Maharashtra                       | 6,78,466               | 8,84,412                |
| 21 Manipur                           | 9,374                  | 13,058                  |
| 22 Meghalaya                         | 2,408                  | 3,104                   |
| 23 Mizoram                           | 1,645                  | 2,070                   |
| 24 Nagaland                          | 2,581                  | 3,400                   |
| 25 Odisha                            | 55,017                 | 86,004                  |
| 26 Puducherry                        | 3,010                  | 4,101                   |
| 27 Punjab                            | 1,37,175               | 1,82,958                |
| 28 Rajasthan                         | 1,28,799               | 1,72,121                |
| 29 Sikkim                            | 974                    | 997                     |
| 30 Tamil Nadu                        | 3,57,570               | 4,90,922                |
| 31 Telangana                         | 4,01,091               | 6,49,731                |

| 32   | Tripura       | 4,889     | 6,781     |
|------|---------------|-----------|-----------|
| 33   | Uttar Pradesh | 12,40,522 | 17,40,638 |
| 34   | Uttarakhand   | 21,994    | 31,447    |
| 35   | West Bengal   | 1,60,249  | 1,82,934  |
|      | Total         | 56,80,867 | 79,39,377 |

(Data Source: PM SVANidhi Portal)

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