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साकेत और शाहदरा साउथ के रेहड़ी-पटरी विक्रेताओं के साथ लगातार हो रहा उत्पीड़न, वैधानिक अधिकारों की अनदेखी

नई दिल्ली, 13 जून 2025 — दिल्ली के साकेत और शाहदरा साउथ, विशेष रूप से लक्ष्मी नगर, निर्माण विहार और ...

Street Vendors of Saket & Shahdara South Face Continuous Harassment Despite Legal Rights

New Delhi, June 13, 2025 — The street vendors of Saket and Shahdara South especially in areas of laxmi nagar, ...
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NASVI launches a Helpline for Street Vendors on Police Brutality

PRESS RELEASE Vendor leaders Shared cases of Police Harassment; Advocates, Ex-Police Officer and Activist attended the webinar, Demand to constitute ...
NASVI TO CM, LG AND POLICE – LOCKDOWN HAS SPELT DISASTER ON VENDORS

NASVI TO CM, LG AND POLICE – LOCKDOWN HAS SPELT DISASTER ON VENDORS

PRESS RELEASE NASVI TO CM, LG AND POLICE – LOCKDOWN HAS SPELT DISASTER ON VENDORS HARASSMENT/ BRIBERY BY POLICE HAS ...

Immediate monetary relief to Street Vendors – Nasvi

For press publication Nasvi wrote a letter to the Chief Minister, asking for the protection of livelihood of street vendors ...

Training given to street vendors to make them aware and ready with COVID-19 safety gears

PRESS RELEASE Campaign “Bring Them Back” to bring thousands of street food vendors back to their livelihood Training given to ...

Analysing Trade Union Transformation

Training Seminar “Analysing Trade Union Transformation and changing Industrial Relations through the Power Resources Approach” was organised by Friedrich Ebert ...
FIFTH STREETNET INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS

FIFTH STREETNET INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS

FIFTH STREETNET INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS New Delhi, India, 4-6th October, 2016 5 Th STREETNET INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS was successfully organized where 109 ...

Street vendors of Delhi formed Four Different federations to tackle the laxity of Municipal Bodies in implementing the Central Act

Street vendors of Delhi formed Four Different federations to tackle the laxity of Municipal Bodies in implementing the Central Act ...

National Street Food Festival – 2016

National Street Food Festival – 2016 Timings: 23, 24 & 25 December, 12 noon-10 pm Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Gate No: ...

Street vendors Celebrate International Street Vendors Day

Street Vendors deplores Continuous Harassment by Municipal Bodies and Police Authorities at CANDLELIGHT VIGIL Street vendors celebrate International Street Vendors ...

Cities in Action

Punjab To discuss the issues of the street vendors, Ludhiana Rehri Fadi Federation in collaboration with NASVI organized a state ...

NASVI Annual General Meeting, 2014

Annual General Meeting, NASVI 26TH August, 2014 National Association of Street Vendors of India (NASVI) held its Annual General Meeting ...
Survey of Street Vendors in Bihar Started

Survey of Street Vendors in Bihar Started

Volunteers of the National Association of Street Vendors of India, which was appointed by the Support Program for Urban Reforms ...

NASVI’s Executive Committee Meeting 18 and 19 July

National Association of Street Vendors of India (NASVI) held its Executive committee meeting on 18th and 19th of July 2014 ...

International Labour Conference in Geneva generates heat on TRANSITIONING FROM THE INFORMAL TO THE FORMAL ECONOMY

More than 3000 delegates from 185 member countries of ILO are attending the   103rd Session of the International Labour Conference, the highest ...

Sponsorship Opportunities: Street Food Festival 2014 – New Delhi

Thank you for considering sponsorship for NASVI Street Food Festival! Our event has matured into a signature event for visitors ...

NASVI’s Legal Combat

On the basis of the new act the Street  Vendors (Protection and Regulations of Street Vending) Act, 2014, National Association of Street Vendors of ...

Asia regional workshop along with National Conference, to be held in Delhi, India from 27 to 30 August 2014

National Conference and Asia Regional Workshop – in New Delhi NASVI (National Association of Street Vendors of India) secretariat in ...

NASVI in the world arena of Street Vendor Issues- International Labour Conference, Geneva 2014

The 103rd session of the International Labour Conference, highest session making body of the International Labour Organization, was held in ...

Interface between Street Food Vendors and Authorities

Delhi street food vendors get registration lessons to assure quality, safety The street food vendors registration advocacy campaign gained momentum ...

Historic Street Vendors Law Comes into Force on MAY DAY

NASVI Welcomes this ACT says has potential to change the face of Indian Cities NASVI welcomed the historic Street Vendors ...

NASVI Launches Street Food Branding

NASVI’s initiative in  Development of Safe and Hygienic Food Zones in Delhi  Sarojini Nagar Market --The first step  of NASVI’s ...

NASVI delegation meets Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi and Union Home Minister SK Shinde

Post- Enactment of Street Vendors’ Livelihood Protection Act NASVI raises the issues of street vendors' rights abuse with Ministry of ...

National Coordinator of NASVI Arbind Singh receives warm ovation of street vendors at Patna airport

A large number of street vendors and other informal workers on Wednesday morning thronged at Patna airport to receive and ...

President of India Assents Street Vendors’ Livelihood Protection Bill

Now Street Vendors’ Livelihood Protection Act Comes Into Existence Patna street vendors cheer across markets and felicitate NASVI leader Arbind ...

Street vendors congratulate Ms. Gandhi for pushing forward the legislation

President of India is yet to ink street vendors' livelihood protection legislation passed by parliament But, Police and Municipal agencies ...

How We Fought, How We Won: Chronicle of Struggles for Central Law

Wide ranging changes in political economy and policy environment in 1990s posed several challenges. One of such challenges was countering ...
‘We Fought, We Won’, street vendors cheer passage of street vendors’ bill by Rajya Sabha across several cities

‘We Fought, We Won’, street vendors cheer passage of street vendors’ bill by Rajya Sabha across several cities

NASVI cheers the struggle, thanks the government and the political parties, and calls upon street vendors to take out victory ...

More than 500 street vendors begin ‘indefinite hunger strike’ in Delhi demanding immediate passage of street vendors’ bill by Rajya Sabha

“Stop humiliating tea vendors and other street vendors, demonstrate moral and political courage and support passage of street vendors’ bill ...

BJP faces wrath of street vendors for trying to obstruct street vendors’ bill in Rajya Sabha on Wednesday

Street vendors protest at BJP central office in Delhi Main entrance of BJP central office remained jammed for hours Similar ...

Street vendors mount pressure on BJP leaders in Rajya Sabha Arun Jaitley and Ravi Shankar Prasad for supporting Street Vendors Bill in Rajya Sabha

Street vendors stage protest against Arun Jaitley and Ravi Shankar Prasad at Patna BJP office for stalling passage of Street ...

With forty hours remaining from commencement of parliament session, NASVI intensifies agitation for passage of street vendors bill by Rajya Sabha

Thousands of street vendors reach right up to doorsteps of Rahul Gandhi’s residence demanding passage of bill and freedom from ...

NASVI joins meeting called by Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi in Delhi on Labour Rights of Informal workers and places Street Vendors’ Agenda to be incorporated in 2014 Election Manifesto

Street vendors constitute a major mass of urban poor. They represent the informal/unorganized sector of retail industry and stand in ...

Massive ‘Street Vendors Parliament’ in Delhi

Arvind Kejriwal comes out in full support of street vendors’ rights movement No street vendor would be evicted in Delhi ...

NASVI calls for ‘Street Vendors Parliament’ in Delhi on 31 January

NASVI calls for ‘Street Vendors Parliament’ in Delhi on 31 January demanding passage of Street Vendors’ Bill by Rajya Sabha ...

Street vendors hold demonstrations and meetings across several cities demanding passage of street vendors’ bill in February session of parliament

Street vendors hold demonstrations and meetings across several cities demanding passage of street vendors’ bill in February session of parliament, ...

Street vendors of 70 markets of Delhi vow not to pay single penny to police and municipal officials as bribe

NASVI to launch tirade against harassment and extortion of money by police and municipal agencies from 20 January, seek AAP ...

The Street Food Festival – Delhi 2013; Here’s the Menu

We’ve handpicked an exciting Street Food from across India for all budgets. The festival runs from Friday 20th December 2013 ...

Run up to National Street Food Festival 20-22 December, 2013

Industries also clap for street food vendors   Street food vendors bag CII National Award for Food Safety The street ...

Grand Street Food Festival in Delhi from 20 to 22 December 2013 – Enjoy the Warmth of Winter Come One, Come All

Enjoy the Warmth of Winter Come One, Come All Street Food Festival - 2013 Timings: 20, 21 & 22 December, ...
NASVI to organize grand Street Food Festival in Delhi from 25 to 28 December 2014

NASVI to organize grand Street Food Festival in Delhi from 25 to 28 December 2014

Coming awesome culinary delight in winter NASVI to organize grand Street Food Festival in Delhi from 25 to 28 December  ...

Reports from Lucknow, Guwahati and Udaipur

Lucknow street vendors put stiff resistance to eviction drive Perturbed over the continuous eviction carried out by the municipal corporation ...

Informal workers find their own solution to financial vulnerabilities and celebrate the success of their cooperative

Annual turnover reaches to 1.5 crore, target set to cross 5 crore in coming three years As much trumpeted financial ...

Street food vendors celebrated World Food Day in their own style

Vendors’ markets wore festive look with banners reading catchy slogans Consultation and training of street food vendors on food safety ...

Sustaining food security from the streets Mass training of street food vendors on food safety and hygiene

More than 500 street food vendors on Monday joined the consultation and mass training program on food safety and hygiene ...

NASVI to celebrate World Food Day across cities in India from 16 to 26 October

Huge demonstration training of street food vendors in Delhi on 21 October New Delhi, 11 October: Promoting and professionalizing street ...

Holding Hands Together for Better Life of Street Vendors in Asia

StreetNet International and South Korean delegations visit NASVI and vendor markets in Delhi In September, two  international delegations, one from ...

Stop Anti- Poor Terror in Uttar Pradesh – Withdraw Anti – Vendor Order of Urban Development Special Secretary

 NASVI strongly protests the 11 September anti-vendor order given by the special secretary of the urban development department of Uttar ...

Legislative Developments in favour of Street Vendors: Remembering the Struggles and Celebrating the Gains

Development politics aiming to empower working poor must take center stage in India Eminent jurists, administrators, labour experts and development ...

Not just Lok Sabha, Supreme Court of India also gives huge relief to street vendors

Supreme Court directs all state governments and UT administrators to ensure formation of Town Vending Committee within two months and ...

Send thousands of postcards to Congress president Sonia Gandhi for passage of Street Vendors Bill in monsoon session

Appeal    Send thousands of postcards to Congress president Sonia Gandhi for passage of Street Vendors Bill in monsoon session ...

Professionalizing Street Food and Creating New Possibilities

Country needs to tap huge potentials of street food vending sector for employment generation, food and health security and growth ...

National Consultation : Professionalizing Street Food Creating New Possibilities

At a time when the street food advocates and entrepreneurs across several countries are engaged in branding the street cuisines ...

Government is determined to pass Street Vendors Bill in monsoon session of parliament, Union Minister Girija Vyas tells NASVI delegation

New Delhi, 8 July The Union Minister of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation Girija Vyas on Monday said that the ...

Ludhiana street vendors up in arms over delay in formation of TVC and Vending Zones

Massive Aakrosh Sabha in the city  Street vendors’ delegation calls on Additional Commissioner and Mayor Municipal Corporation agrees to form ...

India has tremendous potential in street food vending and advocacy efforts are on to influence Indian government to tap the potentials: Arbind Singh

NASVI national coordinator Arbind Singh says at the World Street Food Dialogue in Singapore, “India has tremendous potential in street food ...

World Street Food Congress begins in Singapore

Heavy rush at Indian, Malaysian, Mexican and Singaporean street food stalls Indian team throws crowd pulling theme line ‘Die Die ...

Indian street food vendors to get global spotlight at World Street Food Congress in Singapore

New Delhi, 24 May:  Earning prestige and recognition for its unflinching commitment and work for the street vendors, the National ...

Indian street food vendors to get global spotlight at World Street Food Congress in Singapore

Earning prestige and recognition for its unflinching commitment and work for the street vendors, the National Association of Street Vendors ...

Delhi Police makes India Gate out of bounds for visitors and vendors, Visitors frustrated, Vendors seethes with anger

NASVI writes to Home Minister, HUPA Minister, Tourism Minister, Delhi LG and Delhi CM to ensure opening of India Gate ...

NASVI Executive Committee Takes Path Breaking Decisions

The Executive committee (EC) of NASVI met on 29th and 30th of April in Delhi and took some major decisions ...

Union Cabinet Approves Much Awaited Street Vendors Livelihood Protection Bill

Dear All NASVI Members, Friends, Supporters and Well Wishers  National Association of Street Vendors of India (NASVI) is pleased to ...

Smiles and Cheers among Street Vendors Sustained street vendors struggle yields result as Union Cabinet approves Street Vendors Livelihood Protection Bill

Thousands of vendors gather in national capital at ‘Street Vendors Dialogue with Political Leaders and Civil Society Representatives’    New ...

Putting barricades and restricting entry of people never make any place safe: Open India Gate till 11 pm everyday for visitors and vendors, NASVI demands of Delhi Police Commissioner

New Delhi, 10 April: National Association of Street Vendors of India (NASVI) on Wednesday criticized the Delhi Police and said ...

Spring Street Food Thunder in Patna

Accelerating its street food advocacy campaign, National Association of Street Vendors of India (NASVI) in association with well known voluntary ...
The Spring Blast of Street Foods from Bihar at the Dilli Haat INA, New Delhi from 15 March to 22 March, 2013

The Spring Blast of Street Foods from Bihar at the Dilli Haat INA, New Delhi from 15 March to 22 March, 2013

National Association of Street Vendors of India (NASVI) in association with well known NGO NIDAN welcomes you all to the ...

Sigh of relief for Mumbai hawkers

Union Minister Ajay Maken takes up the eviction issue with Maharashtra Chief Minister and declares No Eviction till Livelihood Protecting ...

Constitutional Republic of India must Protect Rights and Dignity of Working Poor

NASVI hails Justice JS Verma Committee Report that says Street vendors   make city streets safer for communities and pedestrians and ...

नासवी द्वारा पुलिस आतंक विरोधी राष्ट्रव्यापी अभियान की शुरूआत

प्रेस विज्ञपित मुंबर्इ पुलिस के आतंक के शिकार हाकर की मौत के खिलाफ मानव श्रृंखला में शामिल दिल्ली के वेंडरों ...

NASVI launches anti- police terror campaign

Press Statement Heat of Mumbai hawkers protest reaches national capital with street vendors forming human chain in Delhi demanding institution ...

Protesting Mumbai street vendor death in police crackdown NASVI would launch anti- police terror campaign from 20 January to 26 January in different parts of country

Press Statement Transfer of Mumbai ACP Vasant Dhoble is Hush up exercise Institute murder charge against infamous ACP and give ...
Seeking urgent intervention to ensure immediate institution of murder charge against the Mumbai ACP Vasant Dhoble killing street vendor in Mumbai

Seeking urgent intervention to ensure immediate institution of murder charge against the Mumbai ACP Vasant Dhoble killing street vendor in Mumbai

                                                                                                      Date: 12 .01.2013 Memorandum   To Hon’ble Minister for Home Affairs Government of India   Subject:  Seeking urgent ...

NASVI protests death of street vendor in Mumbai during police crackdown

Press Statement NASVI protests death of street vendor in Mumbai during police crackdown and demands institution of murder charges against ...

Celebrate Vendors Day on 20 January, 2013

Demand Inclusive Central Law and Municipal Reform NASVI wishes all its members, supporters and sympathizers A Very Happy and Promising ...

Celebrate Vendors Day on 20 January, 2013

Demand Inclusive Central Law and Municipal Reform   NASVI wishes all its members, supporters and sympathizers A Very Happy and ...

Brief Report NASVI takes a major leap forward on policy and law front

National Convention, Annual General Meeting and Street Food Festival conclude in Delhi Taking a major leap forward towards getting a ...

An amazing sight of street vendors celebrating International Street Vendors Day at India Gate in Delhi

Street vendors celebrate International Street Vendors Day and demand inclusive central legislation, representative voice and adequate social protection NASVI to ...
NASVI International Street Vendors Day

NASVI StreetNet International celebrates 14th November: International Street Vendors Day and 10th Anniversary of StreetNet

On 14th November 2012, StreetNet affiliates and partners around the globe will be celebrating the 1st International Street Vendors Day ...
Invitation - National Convention Growing Cities, Marginalized Vendors Need of Comprehensive Central Law

Invitation – National Convention Growing Cities, Marginalized Vendors Need of Comprehensive Central Law

Invitation National Convention Growing Cities, Marginalized Vendors Need of Comprehensive Central Law   13 December, 2012, 11.00 AM Main Lawns, VP ...

NASVI delegation calls on Union Minister Ajay Maken on shortcomings of Street Vendors Bill

                   Minister assures all key amendments raised by street vendors would be incorporated to make law effective and comprehensive  Minister ...

NASVI says Bill has major shortcomings and launches campaign for inclusive and effective central law

Released at Press Conference in Delhi on 3 November, 2012 Street Vendors Bill goes to Standing Committee NASVI says Bill ...

NASVI appeals to its affiliates to celebrate International Street Vendors Day on 14 November

Appeal Dear Members The StreetNet has announced to celebrate International Street Vendors Day on 14 November every year to celebrate ...

Gujarat level Street Vendors Convention ‘Lari Galla Jagriti Sabha’ concludes in Surat

Convention vows to intensify agitation for effective and comprehensive central law and against FDI entry into retail Convention also calls ...

Bihar government and its municipal bodies need to move beyond ‘Pilot mode Mentality’

New Delhi, 15 September: National Association of Street Vendors of India (NASVI) has called upon the Bihar government to mainstream ...

Street vendors call FDI national disaster and protest across several cities

New Delhi, 19 September: Thousands of street vendors and small retailers across several cities on Wednesday responded to the ‘Anti- ...

NASVI organized Punjab level ‘Street Vendors Convention’ concludes

Street vendors ask government ‘cities grow and opportunities come up, but why do they remain vulnerable and marginalized?’ Chandigarh, 6 ...
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