Chief Minister Raman Singh on Tuesday handed over smart vending machines to two youths of the city under Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana at his residence here.
Each of the two beneficiaries have been sanctioned business loan of Rs1.35 lakh by IDBI bank, officials informed.
The Chief Minister congratulated both the beneficiaries and gave away the cheques of loan amount.
On the occasion, Health Minister Ajay Chandrakar and Mayor of Raipur Municipal Corporation Pramod Dubey were also present.
Both the beneficiaries of the scheme, Kaushal Kishore Singh and Santosh Bagarti had put up stall of Chinese food at Chaupaty in Shankar Nagar area of the city.
They had applied for Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana for expanding their business. They were sanctioned loan immediately.