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Saturday, November 2, 2024
TopicPM SVANidhi

Topic: PM SVANidhi

Centre plans to set up 500 street-vending hubs in cities over 5 yrs, studies Thailand, Singapore models

The govt is studying popular global street markets to draw plans for the scheme. Experts say street vendors must be part of planning process.

After PM-SVANidhi for street vendors, Modi govt plans scheme to uplift gig workers, domestic workers

Under scheme aimed at alleviating urban poverty, the plan is to identify different vulnerable groups and chart out focused interventions based on occupations, say MoHUA officials.

Street vendors face constant threat of eviction. Valid licences & law to protect them don’t help

There is a gap between the intent and implementation of the Street Vendors Act across states and UTs, according to vendors and officials.

Ahead of 2024, Modi govt looks to expand reach of scheme for urban poor

Govt plans to target specific occupational groups & focus on entrepreneurship development in 2nd phase of Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Urban Livelihood Mission, it is learnt.

In Delhi’s Sarojini Nagar, hawkers struggle to get PM loan meant to help them. Red tape is king

Hawkers in Delhi market can’t get street vendor loan as NDMC doesn’t consider them legitimate, but civic body also hasn’t done survey to identify valid vendors in 3 yrs.

On Camera

As a Hindu Canadian, I am deeply hurt by cancellation of Diwali. My community is now sidelined

Canada faces serious foreign interference issues, but these challenges must not be weaponized to unfairly target friendly and important allies like India.

Watch CutTheClutter: Flattening INR-USD rate, and debate on pros and cons of a ‘strong’ rupee

In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.

All about Major Bob Khathing, whose daring expedition & diplomatic parleys secured Tawang for India

The decorated Naga officer from Manipur also served as envoy to Myanmar & Nagaland chief secy. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated a museum dedicated to the Tawang hero Thursday.

Xi wanted to teach India about imbalance of power. We should take a budgetary lesson from it

While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.