Union Minister for Petroleum, Natural Gas and Steel Dharmendra Pradhan has said that the Centre has sanctioned 8.2 crore rupees as collateral-free loans for the street vendors in Odisha under the PM SVANidhi Yojana.<br />'' <br />''Stating that the street vendors form a crucial part of the informal micro economy, Mr. Pradhan has said that this will help them resume their livelihoods affected by the Covid-19-induced challenges.<br />'' <br />''<span style="color: #222222;">In a tweet, Mr. Pradhan has revealed that more than 23,000 street vendors out of the total 63,222 identified in the state,  have applied for affordable working capital loans being provided under the scheme.</span><br />