VARANASI: The district magistrate Kaushal Raj Sharma was conferred with the national award for the implementation of Pradhan Mantri Svanidhi Yojana from the Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a function organised at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi on Thursday.
The Prime Minister's Street Vendor Self-Reliant Fund (PM Swanidhi) launched in June 2020 benefited the street vendors and their lives got back on track after the Covid-induced lockdown period.