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PCS ParikshanJammu & Kashmir Switch to Hindi
PM SVANidhi Plates Distributed to Street Vendors
Why in News?
Recently, the Commissioner of Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC), distributed Dogri-language PM SVANidhi plates to street vendors of Jammu and Kashmir.
Key Points
- Overview of PM SVANidhi Scheme:
- PM SVANidhi is a micro-credit initiative launched by the Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs under the Atma Nirbhar Bharat program.
- The scheme offers working capital loans, encourages regular repayments, and promotes digital transactions to improve the livelihoods of street vendors.
- The vendors are urged to fully utilize the scheme to enhance their income and economic stability.
- PM SVANidhi is a micro-credit initiative launched by the Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs under the Atma Nirbhar Bharat program.
- Guidelines for Street Vendors:
- Vendors were advised to avoid placing carts on footpaths or roads to prevent inconvenience to pedestrians and reduce traffic congestion.
- They are urged to use designated vending zones within municipal jurisdiction for smoother traffic flow and public convenience.
Street Vendor
- Any person engaged in vending of articles, goods, wares, food items or merchandise of daily use or offering services to the public in a street, footpath, pavement etc., from a temporary built up structure or by moving from place to place.
- The goods supplied by them include vegetables, fruits, ready-to-eat street food, tea, pakodas, breads, eggs, textile, apparel, artisan products, books/ stationery etc. and the services include barber shops, cobblers, pan shops, laundry services etc.
- Around 49.48 lakh street vendors have been identified in India.
- Uttar Pradesh has the maximum at 8.49 lakh, followed by Madhya Pradesh at 7.04 lakh.
- Delhi has only 72,457 street vendors.
- No street vendor has been identified in Sikkim.
