Transgender hosts ‘tea party’ for Puri
Chandigarh: Mona, a transgender who runs tea stall outside a popular mall in the city, hosted a special guest on Monday. It was Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri, who paid a visit to her stall, enjoyed a hot cup of tea and praised her determination and efforts.
Mona is a beneficiary of Narendra Modi government’s ‘Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra’. Puri said Mona’s story is truly inspiring, as despite financial and societal odds, she carved her path as a successful entrepreneur.
Reflecting on the challenges faced by small businesses during the pandemic, Puri highlighted the government’s initiative under PM Modi’s leadership to provide microfinancing to enterprises like tea vendors, initially starting with interest-free loans of Rs 10,000, which eventually increased to Rs 20,000 and then Rs 50,000.
Puri emphasized the significance of documenting beneficiaries’ data, noting that approximately 55-66 lakh micro-businesses had benefited from these loans. He said previously, as these vendors did not have certifications, municipal officials used to take away their carts. Now, they have certificates and no longer face such problems.
Puri said, “I met a dhaba owner, who has been running his unit for the past 38 years, and a transgender, Mona, who is running a tea stall very successfully in Chandigarh’s Industrial Area. They all have been helped because of the microfinance facility.”
He said, “On June 4, Congress, AAP, and their allies will be wiped out, and BJP will come back with a thumping majority. He said BJP will win at least 6 seats in Punjab.”
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