LUCKNOW: UP has emerged as number one in the country in providing benefits of as many as eight welfare schemes to the poor and needy, the state government said in a statement.
The eight schemes include PM SVANidhi Yojana, which aims to uplift street vendors by providing them interest-free loans for running their businesses.
UP tops in the country by providing the benefits of the scheme to the maximum number of street vendors. Madhya Pradesh ranks second while Telangana comes third, a state government said.TNN
In UP, 11,94,176 street vendors have benefited under PM SVANidhi Yojana so far. State Urban Development Agency (SUDA) director Anil Kumar said the state government aims to provide benefits of state and central schemes to every section of the society in the state, irrespective of caste or creed.
So far, the benefit of eight central schemes has been given to 20,74,450 people in UP, the spokesperson said.
The state is also tops in the country in terms of digital transactions by vendors. There are 4,90,240 active vendors in the state, who have carried out digital transactions of Rs 63,78,24,790 so far. Maximum digital vendors are active in Varanasi, Firozabad, Prayagraj, Jhansi and Lucknow.
During a review meeting, CM Yogi Adityanath directed officials to prioritise promotion of digital transactions by making digitally inactive vendors with zero transactions under the active.