The Union Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry has disbursed 9,431,000 loans amounting to a total of Rs 13,422 crore to street vendors under the PM SVANidhi scheme till December 8, Rajya Sabha was informed on Monday. In a written reply to a question, Minister of State for Housing and Urban Affairs Tokhan Sahu said that out of 9,431,000 loans, 4,036,000 loans have been repaid by street vendor beneficiaries. The micro-credit scheme for urban street vendors, which provides collateral-free loans up to Rs 50,000, was launched by the Narendra Modi government in 2020 during the Covid-19 outbreak.
The minister said that no fraud-related complaints have been received against the agencies or companies disbursing loans under the Prime Minister Street Vendor's AtmaNirbhar Nidhi (SVANidhi) scheme.
PM Modi must apologise for misleading nation by 'twisting' Nehru's letter to states, said Kharge. RSS opposed the Constitution in 1949 as it wasn't based on Manusmriti, said kharge in Rajya Sabha. BJP government should try saving Hindu minorities in Bangladesh, says Kharge in Rajya Sabha. Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge while replying to Constitution debate in the Rajya Sabha said, “Today is the Bangladesh Liberation Day. Late Prime Minister Indira Gandhi saved our nation, she has been the Iron Lady, maybe she can be a motivation for BJP leaders."
Licence quota raj of Congress rule ruined Indian economy, said Nirmala Sitharaman in Rajya Sabha. During the ongoing Constitution debate in Rajya Sabha, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said Congress denied Muslim women their right to alimonies. Congress repeatedly amended Constitution to favour dynasty and family, said Nirmala Sitharaman. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman initiates Constitution debate in Rajya Sabha. The debate marks the 75th anniversary of the Constitution's adoption.
The Rajya Sabha will meet today for a two-day debate commemorating 75 years since the adoption of the Constitution. The discussion will focus on the Constitution's significance and its evolution since November 26, 1949. The debate to take place amid rising tensions over the opposition's no-confidence motion against Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar.BJP chief and Union Health Minister JP Nadda will kick off the discussion at 11 am today, with Union Home Minister Amit Shah set to respond.
Participating in a special discussion marking the 75th anniversary of the adoption of the Constitution, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday noted in the Lok Sabha that the Constitution had overcome all the predicted possibilities for India after independence. Prime Modi also alleged that the Congress, having "tasted blood", repeatedly wounded the Constitution while his government's policies and decisions since it took office in 2014 have been aimed at boosting India's strength and unity in line with the vision of the Constitution. Participating in a two-day debate in the Lower House on the "Glorious Journey of 75 Years of the Constitution of India", the Bangalore South MP also alleged that parties like the Congress consider India not as a civilisational state or a nation but "a mere hotchpotch union of states".
The Congress on Saturday termed as "hollow" Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 11 resolutions articulated in his speech in the Lok Sabha and said if the BJP has zero tolerance on corruption then why doesn't it discuss the Adani issue. The opposition party also questioned why Prime Minister Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh were not present in the House when Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi spoke while participating in a two-day debate on the "Glorious Journey of 75 Years of the Constitution of India".
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