It was 1990s… Wide ranging changes in political economy and policy environment in 1990s posed several challenges. One of such challenges was countering the growing marginalization of urban poor like street vendors and struggling as well as advocating with governance institutions demanding effective policy, legislation’s and rights based social protection programs for vulnerable urban groups. […]
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You can’t tell the hardship she faces from her cackle of a laugh. Her face is creased with tiny lines, there’s no hope in her eyes, no twinkle, no spark, certainly no fight. Triveni Devi is verily the face of urban poverty but she manages to laugh at her fate. A vegetable vendor, on a
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For a full description of our Publication Series, please click on link to download “Footpath Ki Aawaaz” in PDF version. Footpath Ki Aawaz December 2020 Issue English Footpath Ki Aawaz October – November 2020 Issue English Footpath Ki Aawaz April – September 2020 Issue English
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Street vending is an important source of livelihood for nearly 2.5% of Indian population. A substantial number of vendors are found in the urban areas. In order to safeguard livelihood and make this profession more profitable and respectable, B.M.C framed a policy for regularizing the vending profession by developing the concept of dedicated vending zones.
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Declaration of the third StreetNet International Congress StreetNet International has held its Third International Congress from 10 – 12 August 2010 in Cotonou, Benin. 78 delegates from 33 of our 35 affiliates mainly in Africa, Asia and Latin America, representing a paid-up membership of 353 988 assembled for three days to chart the way forward
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Micro pension is a unique initiative under which the pension sector joins hands with the development sector and the private sector to ensure that low-income workers save voluntarily and the money is safe. “Micro-pensions can play a key role in bridging India’s pension coverage gap in the Un-organized sector especially in Street Vendors”. This scheme
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Insurance is not just a privilege but also a social responsibility. The Street Vendors being a part of the unorganized sector, the vulnerability is very high. Street vendors are vulnerable to loss their goods due to natural as well as man-made disturbances that adversely hampers their economic situation. NASVI is helping the street vendors to
Street Vendors being a part of the unorganized sector have little or no access to credit from the formal sector financial institutions particularly for their economic activities without which they will have to depend on private moneylenders borrowing at higher interest rates. NABARD has already started refinancing banks in rural areas for on-lending to Self-Help
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The benefits of joining NASVI – Joining NASVI helps in staying updated about all the information pertaining to the street vendors – their rights, issues, challenges and all the developmental activities undertaken for the promotion and protection of the rights of the street vendors across the country; For the protection of the interest of
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A street vendor is a person who offers goods or services for sale to the public without having a permanently built structure but with a temporary static structure or mobile stall (or head-load). Street vendors could be stationary and occupy space on the pavements or other public/private areas, or could be mobile, and move
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