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Detailed explanation-1: -Shri Manoj Joshi, Secretary, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) today launched ‘SVANidhi se Samriddhi’ program in additional 126 cities across 14 States/ UTs, in the presence of senior officials of States/UTs and various Central Ministries.

Detailed explanation-2: -UPSC Mains Q. “Svanidhi se Samriddhi” programme is an initiative of which Union Ministry? Notes: The Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) launched the “Svanidhi se Samriddhi” programme in 126 additional cities across 14 states and Union territories.

Detailed explanation-3: -Balika Samriddhi Yojana by the Ministry of Women and Child Development| National Portal of India.

Detailed explanation-4: -It is an additional program of PMSVANidhi, launched on 4th January 2021 in 125 cities to map the socio economic profile of the PM SVANidhi beneficiaries and their families. It assesses beneficiaries’ potential eligibility for various Central welfare schemes (8) and facilitates the linkages to these schemes.

Detailed explanation-5: -It is a central sector scheme launched in June 2020. It aims to provide micro-credit facilities to street vendors affected due to COVID-19 pandemic. It is one of the important government schemes for the UPSC 2023 preparation. Read about facts about PM SVANidhi for both prelims and mains exams.