Street vendors ‘part of economic existence’, not encroachers any more: Puri | India News – Times of India

Street vendors ‘part of economic existence’, not encroachers any more: Puri | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Union housing minister Hardeep Puri on Saturday said street vendors are no more “encroachers” as the government is extending respect to them during the celebration of 75 years of India’s independence and Prime Minister Narendra Modi being their biggest supporter. The minister also assured the street vendors that his ministry will write to all states to set up grievance committees to look into their issues within a week.
Addressing the annual convention of the National Association of Street Vendors of India (NASVI), with the theme ‘From Encroachers to Self-Employed’, Puri said the street vendors are “part of the economic existence” and now lakhs of them have become micro-entrepreneurs after getting subsidised loan through the PM Svanidhi scheme.
“The theme of your convention is a big political message,” he said.
Puri added that the main purpose of the PM Svanidhi scheme is to ensure self-confidence, self-employment and self-respect of street vendors across the country, claiming the central government scheme as the fastest rolled out programme of government. He said as of July 11, Rs 3,661 crore have been disbursed as micro-credits to over 30 lakh street vendors and the target of 50 lakh will be achieved soon.
The minister accepted that there has been the trend of municipal authorities troubling the street vendors and the government trying to address that problem by taking up the issue with the state governments.
Puri also assured street vendors from Delhi to take up their concerns with the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi and city’s police commissioner.

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