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POLICY REVIEW

Box 2: Stakeholder Synergy through GANDHIGIRI for PMSVANidhi

The city of Gwalior in, Central India is one the several cities where USVs (Urban Street Vendors),
local leaders and municipal officers convinced the Bankers who were initially adopting GO SLOW
approach to quickly process the loan applications of USVs.
The Additional Municipal Commissioner in Gwalior went to Bank in the morning 28 October, 2021
along with street vendors, municipal officers and a few sanitation workers to request processing of
cases as per a list of 36 USVs pending in the Bank.

The Bank staff got annoyed with the sudden arrival of group, but, the municipal and USV team applied
positive and respectful attitude GANDHIGIRI (Non-violent/polite request), garlanded the Bank staff
and cleaned the Bank premises.
This resulted into highly positive vibrations and the Branch officers cleared on the spot approval for
10 cases and assured quick approval on remaining 25 cases in the next couple of days. (Dainik Bhaskar
Daily NewsPaper 28th October, 2021)
Urban functionaries attending IIPA courses from remote areas during last couple of months have also
expressed proactive approach by team of municipal functionaries (elect and officials/staff) happened
in Uri, Udhampur, Anantnag (Jammu and Kashmir), Coimbatore, etc.

Source: Dainik Bhaskar and participants of IIPA courses.

PMSVANIDHI SDG-11: Sustainable slums. Relief to USV and slums
CONTRIBUTION TO Cities & Community provided resilience to cities
NATION TO ACHIEVE The PMSVANidhi is a key to continue with necessary
UNSDGS step contributing towards functions and enable support
system to facilitate hot spots
PMSVANidhi is enabling GoI sustainable cities and and containment zones.
towards its commitment on community in India. It has
UNSDGs. As is evident from activated lifeline of city (USVs) SDG-1: No Poverty
Table 2, as many as nine Goals which was under threat of PMSVANidhi is also a
are covered by benefits drawn survival during collapse of milestone to move towards
from PMSVANidhi. These city systems in the peak of the UNSDG-No Poverty. It
include: SDG-11: Sustainable COVID 19. In the absence of has sustained and improved
Cities & Community, SDG- USVs and their business of the economic status of USVs
1: No Poverty, SDG-3: Good essential goods and services which would have joined
Health & Well-being, SDG- the governments would have lower rank in income poverty
5: Gender Equality, SDG-8: faced a major dilemma to which has wider repercussions
Decent Work and Economic meet peoples’ expectations to in terms of multidimensional
Growth, SDG-9: Industry/ seek basic goods and needs. poverty. Income generation
Innovation, SDG-10: Reduced At the same time, it has with induced working capital
Inequalities, SDG-16: Strong helped the USV community has provided a relative ease
Institutions and SDG-17: to be economically active to USVs to be comfortable
Partnership for the Goals and induce livelihood in low- for necessary minimum
income areas particularly
expenditure on livelihood

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