Coronavirus lockdown: Only 5,500 of 50 lakh street vendors get central aid

Coronavirus lockdown: Only 5,500 of 50 lakh street vendors get central aid

Experts say it is not feasible to count how many vendors are earning their livelihood in which part of the country. DH File Photo Over two months after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a Rs 5,000-crore loan facility for street vendors hit by the Covid-19 lockdown, only 5,500 of them (0.11% of the total 50 lakh) have received the aid.

Experts have, however, cast doubts on the government’s proposed number itself, saying it is administratively not feasible to count how many vendors are earning their livelihood in which part of the country.

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