How much has PM SVANidhi lent to street vendors in India?

The same release states the number of loans two ways: "1.05 crore+" in its list of key achievements and "more than 1.12 crore" in the minister's remarks. The amount, over ₹17,800 crore, is the same in both places.

The figures side by side

How we got this number

1. Open the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs release marking six years of PM SVANidhi (PIB, 31 May 2026).
2. Read the minister's remarks for the amount disbursed and the number of vendors and loans.
3. Read the "Key Achievements" list in the same release and compare. The amount matches; the loan count does not, so this page shows both and does not pick one.

What this number does not tell you

• The release gives the loan count two ways, 1.05 crore+ and more than 1.12 crore. We do not know which wording is newer, and the page shows the range.
• The amount is "over ₹17,800 crore", a floor, not an exact total.
• The scheme gives small collateral-free working-capital loans; the release does not give an average loan size, so this page does not give one.
• Disbursed means paid to vendors. The release also counts "loan sanctions", which can be higher than loans paid out.

Sources

1. Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs via PIB: PM SVANidhi completes six years, minister's remarks, 31 May 2026Shri Manohar Lal stated that over the last six years, more than 75.5 lakh street vendors across the country have benefited under PM SVANidhi. The Union Minister further informed that more than 1.12 crore collateral-free loans have been sanctioned under the scheme across the country, while over ₹17,800 crore has been disbursed to beneficiaries so far.
2. Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs via PIB: women vendors and digital onboarding, 31 May 202634.81 lakh women street vendors have been empowered under the PM SVANidhi scheme, 51.84 lakh loans have been disbursed to women street vendors across the country, and 55 lakh street vendors have been digitally onboarded.
3. Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs via PIB: key achievements list, 31 May 2026Key Achievements of PM SVANidhi 1.05 crore+ loan sanctions facilitated. ₹17,800 crore+ disbursed under the scheme.

Questions people ask

How much money has PM SVANidhi given to street vendors?

Over ₹17,800 crore has been disbursed to beneficiaries, according to the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs release of 31 May 2026.

How many street vendors have taken a PM SVANidhi loan?

More than 75.5 lakh street vendors have benefited over the last six years, per the same release.

How many of the borrowers are women?

The release says 34.81 lakh women street vendors have been empowered and 51.84 lakh loans have been disbursed to women street vendors.

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This figure is from PIB's own release or a report quoting it. We recheck it yearly (PIB gives a new total around the June anniversary; interim figures appear in Parliament replies). If you have a newer or better source, send it to us.