Street Vendor Loan: How the PM SVANidhi Scheme (Now Extended to 2030) Is Powering India’s Micro Entrepreneurs
Walk through any Indian market — Guwahati’s Fancy Bazar, Delhi’s Chandni Chowk, Kolkata’s Gariahat, or Mumbai’s Dadar — and you’ll instantly see India’s real economic backbone: street vendors.They sell vegetables, fruits, tea, momos, clothes, snacks, toys, flowers, and hundreds of daily-use items. They work long hours, keep cities alive, and run tiny but powerful micro-businesses. […]