Congratulations , Shri Mahesh Kumarji
( Principal Secretary-Urban Development – Govt of
Maharashtra / sec.ud1@maharashtra.gov.in
/ sec.ud2@maharashtra.gov.in )
What
For ?
For considering my
suggestion in respect of Street Vendor Loan Scheme [
SVaNidhi ]
What
was your suggestion ?
Ø Do
away with condition of “ who have been vending on or before March 24 “
{ Unfortunately , this suggestion does not seem
to have been accepted }
Ø Give
loan to ANY unemployed
person who “undertakes “to become a Street Vendor { whether he is
already been registered as a vendor, or not }
{ This appears to have
been accepted }
Can
you elaborate ?
In my following blog / email, I wrote :
Providing
Jobs : a Fundamental Right ? ……………………..[
07 June 2020 ]
“ Dear Shri Narendrabhai,
I urge you to tell the government officers :
“ Just get out of the way of persons trying to
become Self-Employed.
If any rule / regulation comes in the way of a person trying to
become Self Employed, just go ahead and drop / delete that rule.
No matter how many Unlock periods follow, India is unlikely to
get back to GDP of even 5 %, unless we succeed in Unlocking the Self-Employment potential of our people
PM-SVANidhi ( Street Vendor Loan Scheme ) is an excellent example of
this “ Process of unlocking the Self-Employment potential “
But vested interests and “rule–bound“ bureaucrats [ MNRE
officers + Bankers + Municipal Officers + Police ] will, most likely ensure
that this scheme is “ Still Born “ !
Please , tell them :
“ Although this Scheme envisages making 50 lakh Street Vendors
become Self Employed ( at budgeted outlay of Rs 5,000 crore ),
I challenge you to remove all road-blocks and
give loans to 500 lakh street vendors “
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Earlier , I wrote :
Thank
You, Shri Hardeep Singh Puriji …………………………………………..[ 01 June 2020 ]
Ø While sanctioning loan, it must NOT
be denied even if a vendor is UN-LICENSED !
Ø
Madam
Sitharamanji , in her press briefing, had said : “ We received this figure of
50 lakh vendors, from various State Governments “
Ø
If “
License Requirement “ is made a condition for granting loan, than I am afraid,
45 lakh vendors will get “ disqualified “ !
Ø
In fact ,
in my earlier emails, I had advocated granting this loan to ANY unemployed person ,
who wants to take up “ Street Vending “ as a trade , with no prior experience
in Street Vending !
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Even still earlier, I wrote :
Street
Vendor Loan Scheme ……………………………………………………………[ 14 May 2020 ]
While granting online VENDOR LICENSE, government shall
sympathetically consider :
# Migrant
Workers stuck in a city ( estimated 35 lakh in Mumbai alone )
# MSME
factory workers who have lost their jobs
# Domestic
servants who are sitting idle at home ( irrespective of govt pleading,
no
home-owner is likely to pay them
wages for April )
# Construction
workers who have lost their jobs
# In Mumbai , existing 3 lakh
hawkers who ply their trade from slots on footpath
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What makes you think your
suggestions are being “ considered “ ?
Following news report in yesterday’s Times of India :
Extract :
Ø The civic official
said those with identity cards issued by civic bodies were eligible.
Those whose names are there in the survey, but do not have identity cards, should
be given temporary cards or their
names must be recommended.
Migrants who have shifted to their home states and are
planning to return to
Maharashtra are
also eligible
Ø “Street vendors
play a significant role in ensuring availability of goods and services at
affordable rates at the doorstep of city dwellers.
We have proposed to grant benefits to vendors, who had been vending on or
before March 24, and till March 2022,’’ he said
Ø
“Any
vendor, registered or
unregistered, can apply for a loan of Rs 10,000 under the scheme. The
loan will have a year’s tenure, with interest subsidy at the rate of 7%,
provided repayment is punctual,’’ Pathak said
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Copy of this email being sent to following State-level Urban Development Secretaries
:
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With regards,
Hemen Parekh
hcp@RecruitGuru.com / 21
June 2020