Pradhan Mantri Svanidhi Yojana: Swiggy to add 36000 street vendors in the first phase

Swiggy, a platform for online food, said on Thursday that it will expand its scheme to 125 people in 125 cities under the Pradhan Mantri Street Vendors Self-Reliant Fund (PM Svanidhi) scheme. Swiggy said in a statement that under the first phase, the company will add 36,000 street vendors, under which 125 cities have been given loans through its platform.

Pilot project was started in these states

To this end, Swiggy, along with the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, implemented a pilot project in Ahmedabad, Varanasi, Chennai, Delhi and Indore, under which more than 300 street vendors have already joined its platform. The company said in a statement that while joining its platform, street vendors will be registered with the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) and will be given food safety training and certificates.In this context, Swiggy COO Vivek Sundar said, “As a platform to bring diversified food to the doorsteps of consumers with safety and cleanliness, we are happy to bring favorite street food that has been missing for many months.”

He said that street-eating is a part of common life in India and Swiggy thanked the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs for giving this opportunity to Swiggy.