<span style="color: #222222;">In Maharashtra, the outbreak of COVID-19 and the consequent lockdown affected the employment of many street vendors. However, Prime Minister's Swanidhi Yojana extended a helping hand and made these vendors truly self-reliant once again.<br />”<br />”AIR correspondent reports that Latur Municipal Corporation was aimed to finance 4,600 street vendors under Prime Minister’s Swanidhi Scheme.<br />”<br />”In all, 4,397 proposals were sent to various banks by the Municipal Corporation to provide loans to the street vendors. Banks have approved 2,533 loan proposals till date. Latur Municipal Corporation ranks third in the state with more than 2,000 approved loan proposals.<br />”<br />”Municipal Corporation’s Project Officer Chandrakant Todkar said that more than 1.5 crore rupees have been disbursed through this scheme so far.<br />”<br />”While talking to All India Radio, Sangupapa Shahuraj Birajdar, a juice seller and Pathan Ahmed Khan Naseeb Khan, a tea vendor expressed gratitude and said that they are happy to become self-reliant once again.</span><br />