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Mumbai: Both hawkers and BMC in dilemma over loans under PM SVANidhi scheme
Updated On: 18 January, 2023 07:32 AM IST | Mumbai | Prajakta Kasale
Civic body set to issue loans to 1.25 lakh hawkers before PM’s visit; officials say, without hawking licence, they are not responsible for authentication; hawkers ask how to pay back when they can’t work
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Ganesh Gupta, a hawker from Andheri East, said that he got the loan deposited to his account in November, but also had to pay a fine of R1,250 for unauthorised hawking
As the BMC is about to achieve its target to give Rs 10,000 loan to 1.25 lakh hawkers in the city under the PM SVANidhi scheme ahead of the prime minister’s visit to the city, hawkers are confused about the civic body’s stand. They alleged that on the one hand, civic officials are taking action against them and stopping them from selling their wares, and on the other, the same people are asking them to take a loan. They also questioned how they would repay the loan amount if they are not allowed to work.
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has not been able to issue licences to hawkers even six years after it surveyed the city for the same. The civic body also acts against hawkers intermittently. However, the target to disburse loans to 1.25 lakh hawkers to help them with their business after facing losses during the pandemic has led to confusion among civic officials, too.
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