Presenting the Union Price range 2025-26, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman mentioned the PM Road Vendor’s AtmaNirbhar Nidhi (PM SVANidhi) scheme might be revamped with enhanced loans from banks and UPI-linked bank cards with Rs 30,000 restrict.
Within the Price range 2025-26, the federal government has put aside Rs 373 crore for the PM SVANidhi in opposition to the Rs 326 crore allotted for the present monetary 12 months.
PM SVANidhi scheme has benefitted greater than 68 lakh road distributors, giving them respite from high-interest casual sector loans, based on the federal government.
A provision of Rs 3,500 crore has additionally been made for the second part of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (City), one other flagship programme of the Modi authorities. It has additionally proposed to allocate Rs 10,000 crore for City Rejuvenation Mission being carried out in 500 cities. Within the 2024-25 finances, the federal government had introduced Rs 8,000 crore for it. There was no allocation for the Good Cities Mission for the reason that mission deadline will finish in June this 12 months. Rs 1,310 crore has been allotted for the PM-eBus Sewa Scheme.
In comparison with the 2024-25 Price range, there isn’t any change within the allocation for the Swachh Bharat Mission, with Rs 5,000 crore earmarked within the 2025-26 Price range. Rs 133.10 crore has been allotted for transport planning and capability constructing in city transport for metro and non-metro tasks, up from Rs 88.04 crore within the 2024-25 Price range.
