Content for Mains Enrichment (CME)
Source: Niti Aayog
Every day, in this section we are bringing best practices from each category. Today’s best practices will cover ‘Financial inclusion and Energy conservation’
| Initiative | Components | Impact |
| PM SVANidhi (Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs) | For providing working capital loans to urban street vendors affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, and other benefits to their family members
Components: · SVANidhi se Samriddhi programme (for Socio-economic profiling of beneficiaries to link them to other schemes) · Swadisht Vyanjan Ki Adhunik Dukaan (SVAD) (to increase the delivery footprint of street vendors) · Main Bhi Digital campaign (vendors are trained to become digitally active) |
Over 26 lakh street vendors across India have availed benefits. More than 24 lakh street vendors have been onboarded digitally. |
| Project Uddyam (Talasari, Palgarh, Maharashtra) | For enhancing the income of the tribal households and creation of local women managers for local collectives | Agro-extension services to over 10,000 farmers; 20 Warli paintings producer groups formed, community cadres organized. |
| Telangana State Energy Conservation Building Code (ECBC) for commercial buildings | Effective implementation of the Energy Conservation Building Code (ECBC) | Around 430 commercial buildings have been certified as ECBC compliant. Received National Energy Conservation Award, 2020 from Bureau of Energy Efficiency |
| Ethanol Blending (Department of Food and Public Distribution) | Production of ethanol from sugarcane and its benefits to the Indian economy | Reduction in oil import bills, improvement in air quality, investment opportunities, and addressing the problem of excess sugarcane/sugar. |
