FM Sitharaman announces Rs 5,000 crore special credit for supporting 50 lakh street vendors

May 14, 2020

New Delhi, May 14 (ANI): Nirmala Sitharaman on May 14 announced relief measures for street vendors who have been hit hard by the COVID-19 lockdown. Sitharaman said the government will start a special credit line worth Rs 5,000 crore which will benefit about 50 lakh street vendors who had to shut their shops since the imposition of coroanvirus-induced lockdown.