Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said efforts are being made to provide an online delivery platform to street food vendors on the lines of big restaurants.
After a virtual interaction with beneficiaries of the PM Street Vendors’ Aatmanirbhar Nidhi (PM SVANidhi) scheme from Madhya Pradesh, Modi praised the state government for ensuring the scheme’s benefits to over lakh people and providing identity cards to over 4.5 lakh people in just two months.
The Union government had launched the PM SVANidhi scheme on 1 June to help poor street vendors impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic resume livelihood activities.
The prime minister also urged the street vendors to adopt the digital payment system on a large scale. He told the street vendors that if they come forward, the government will take this effort further.
After his interaction with the street vendors, Modi in a televised address said, “A scheme has been prepared to provide an online platform to street food vendors by using technology. This means, the street food vendors will be able to make online delivery like big restaurants. Efforts are being made to provide this kind of facility.”❐
