Government Boosts Housing Security and Vendor Livelihoods

President Droupadi Murmu revealed significant advances in housing and urban livelihood support. The government built four crore houses in a decade and provided street vendors with loans worth Rs 16,000 crore under the PM SVANidhi scheme. Possession of 32 lakh homes was granted in the last year.

The government's commitment to improving housing and livelihood support has seen the construction of four crore houses for the poor over the past decade. Announced by President Droupadi Murmu, these efforts aim to offer housing for all as a national priority.

Delivering her address to Parliament, she noted that in the past year alone, 32 lakh newly built homes were handed over to their rightful beneficiaries. This underlines continuous governmental progress in addressing housing insecurity.

Further, the PM SVANidhi scheme has been crucial for urban street vendors. The program extended Rs 16,000 crore in loans to 72 lakh vendors hit by the COVID-19 pandemic's economic fallout, aiding in their recovery by offering phased working capital loans.

(With inputs from agencies.)