PM Narendra Modi held Svanidhi Samvaad on 9 September 2020 with street vendors from Madhya Pradesh.
Government of India had launched the PM Svanidhi scheme on 1st June 2020 to help poor street vendors, impacted by COVID-19, resume livelihood activities.
4.5 lakh street vendors were registered in Madhya Pradesh, with more than 4 lakh vendors having been given identification and vendor certification.