A decade of Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending) Act, 2014 | Current Affairs | Vision IAS
    • VisionIAS Logo
    News Today Logo
    SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT
    1 2 3 4 5 No article 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 No article 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 No article 20 21 22 23 24 25 No article 26 No article 27 28 29 30 31

    Table of Content

    A decade of Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending) Act, 2014

    Posted 01 May 2024

    2 min read

    • The act aims to safeguard the rights of Street Vendors  and regulate their activities in urban areas.
      • There are more than 50 Lakhs Street Vendors in India, with the most from Uttar Pradesh (~8.5 Lakhs)

     

    • Key Provisions of the Act
      • Town Vending Committees (TVC) are to be established in each Local Authority.
      • Survey of the Street Vendors, at least once in every five years. 
        • Enables the issuance of Certificate of Vending  to the identified vendors.
      • A Ceiling limit of  2.5%  of  the population in a respective area is set for accommodating the vendors.

     

    • Challenges in functioning of the act
      • Administrative: Increase in harassment and evictions of Street Vendors despite the emphasis on regulating the Street vendors.
      • Governance: Exclusion of Street vendors as Stakeholders in City planning and they are not consulted in formulation of the street vending plan.
      • Societal: Social stigma around the street vendors as obstacles to urban development.

     

    • Way Forward
      • Sensitize police and local body officials to avoid excessive actions.
      • Ensuring adequate representation and integration of Street vending activities in Urban planning.
      • Revision of the ceiling on number of vendors in consonance with the population of the city.
    • Tags :
    • Street Vendors
    • Street vendors act

    Articles Sources

    ttps://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/the-problems-with-the-street-vendors-act/article68124512.ece
    Next Article
    Public investment a key driver for India: IMF
    Watch News Today
    Download News Today