Prime Minister highlights six years of PM SVANidhi scheme and extends best wishes to beneficiaries

• PM SVANidhi = Prime Minister Street Vendor's AtmaNirbhar Nidhi: a Central Sector micro-credit scheme providing collateral-free working capital loans to urban street vendors hit by COVID-19.
• Launched 1 June 2020 by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA); PM Modi marked 6 years on 1 June 2026.
• UPSC relevance: financial inclusion, informal sector, urban poverty, digital economy, MSME credit, gender empowerment — recurring GS-II/III themes.