Guwahati, Sep 9: Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal today expressed gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for launching the PM SVANidhi scheme which will provide vendors with affordable Working Capital loan.

Sonowal took to Twitter to laud PM SVANidi scheme. "COVID19 has adversely affected many livelihoods, including street vendors.

Many thanks to PM Shri narendramodi ji for launching PM SVANidhi scheme, providing vendors with affordable Working Capital loan, reiterating AatmaNirbharVendor," Sonowal tweeted.

The PM Street Vendor's AtmaNirbhar Nidhi (PM SVANidhi) has been launched by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs to provide affordable Working Capital loan to street vendors adversely affected by COVID-19 lockdown.