<h1>Tamil Nadu Officials Review PM SVANidhi Scheme; Urge Banks to Ease Application Process for Street Vendors.</h1> The Secretary of the Department of Financial Services and the Chief Secretary of Tamil Nadu conducted a review meeting in Chennai to evaluate the PM SVANidhi scheme's progress. The meeting focused on reducing the high number of applications returned by banks and improving SHG-Bank Linkage and Micro Enterprise Development. Officials emphasized the need for banks and urban local bodies to work together to rectify application deficiencies and urged banks not to reject applications based solely on low CIBIL scores. The PM SVANidhi scheme aims to empower street vendors with accessible credit, having sanctioned 54.40 lakh applications and disbursed Rs. 6,623 crores by July 2023.