NEW DELHI, March 30 -- Senior BJP leader and MP Rajya Sabha Nominated, Er. Gulam Ali Khatana raised an Unstarred Question (No. 4055) regarding the status of the PM SVANidhi scheme in the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir. Responding to the question, the Minister of State in the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, Tokhan Sahu, informed that the PM SVANidhi scheme has been under implementation in Jammu & Kashmir since 1st June 2020. The scheme aims to provide collateral-free working capital loans to street vendors to support their livelihoods and promote financial inclusion.
As per the data available up to 1st March 2026, a total of 17,632 street vendors in Jammu & Kashmir have availed benefits under the scheme. The Government has sancti...