45 day Loan Mela for Roadside Traders

Coimbatore Corporation Mayor Kalpana Anandakumar appealed to the roadside traders to utilize the 45 day loan mela began for them  in Coimbatore from July 15.
Attending a programme of street vendors at Coimbatore on Saturday, she presented cheques, sales certificates and certificates of appreciation to them. She greeted all vendors and women self-help groups who have visited the special festival 
of self-reliant roadside vendors organized by the Coimbatore Corporation. Under the Swannidhi scheme a target to identify 15450 traders in the City was set. 
In this, 11000 beneficiaries have been given a loan amount of Rs.10,000 each.  2500 beneficiaries who have completed the first installment have been given a loan of Rs.20,000 in the second phase. Also, about 2200 beneficiaries have applied for loans. 
A loan mela was also being held in all zones under the scheme for 45 days from 
July 15. She pleaded 
to vendors and SHGs to participate and benefit from the mela. , Coimbatore Corporation and the Government will always support their  development," she assured. 
MLA Vanathi Srinivasan, Deputy Mayor 
Ra. Vettriselvan, Corporation Deputy Commissioner Dr Sharmila, Central Zone Chairman Meena Lokhu, Public Health Committee Chairman B.Mariselvan, Works Committee Chairman Santhimurugan, Taxation and Expenditure Chairman V.P.Mubasheera, Ruling Party Chairman Karthikeyan, Councillors Aslam Pasha,  Suma Vijayakumar, Vidya Ramanathan, Central Government Observer Ms. Nishtha Kakar, Health Officer Pradeep Vasudevan Krishnakumar, Assistant Health Officer Dr Ramkumar and Corporation Officers attended.