12.30 lakh beneficiaries benefited from Pradhan Mantri Swa-Nidhi Yojana

Madhya Pradesh has been consistently registering its presence for the past four years at the top position in the country in the Pradhan Mantri Swa-Nidhi Yojana. Madhya Pradesh has received 11 awards at the national level and 44 awards at the state level for its outstanding performance in the Pradhan Mantri Swa-Nidhi Yojana. Under the scheme, 12 lakh 30 thousand beneficiaries of urban areas have been provided with loans of Rs 1769 crore 16 lakh for self-employment. Under the scheme, 4 lakh 89 thousand street vendors in Madhya Pradesh are successfully doing digital transactions, in which they have also received cashback of Rs 21 crore.

The Pradhan Mantri Swa-Nidhi Yojana was launched with the objective of strengthening the employment of street vendors and hand cart vendors in urban areas and to make them self-reliant by providing working capital of 10, 20 and 50 thousand rupees. Under the scheme of the Urban Development and Housing Department, a grant of Rs 1,000 each was also provided by the state government to the registered street vendors of the previously unorganised sector during the Corona period.

Beneficiaries also got benefits of other schemes

Under the Swa-Nidhi Samriddhi Yojana in the state, more than 16 lakh 17 thousand registered street vendors and member of the family in the state have also been given the benefit of other schemes of the government. These include Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima, Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima, Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana, Building and Other Construction Workers, Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Man Dhan Yojana, Ek Rashtra-Ek Ration Card Yojana, Janani Suraksha and Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana.