NASVI National Coordinator Arbind Singh is currently on a two-day visit to Varanasi, where he is meeting street vendor representatives and market committee leaders to review the status of vending zones and discuss key issues affecting vendors across the city.

 NASVI brought together 200 street vendor leaders in New Delhi to discuss the upcoming Town Vending Committee (TVC) elections and strengthen awareness of vendors’ rights and responsibilities. Participants called for only practising street vendors with valid Certificates of Vending (CoV) to contest and vote in TVC elections, while also demanding greater transparency in the election process.

Date: 2nd June, 2026 (Tuesday)Time: 11:00 AMVenue: Raja Ram Mohan Roy Memorial Hall

Street vendors near Secunderabad Railway Station raised concerns over repeated harassment and eviction affecting their livelihoods. Following complaints from vendors, AIMIM President Asaduddin Owaisi intervened and took up the matter with Hyderabad city authorities, calling for a fair resolution.

Street vendors in Jodhpur are facing eviction, confiscation of goods, and harassment in the name of anti-encroachment, putting the livelihoods of hundreds of families at risk. Vendors have raised concerns over removals without proper rehabilitation, consultation, or due process under the Street Vendors Act, 2014.

Street vendors near AIIMS Rishikesh have demanded the development of a vending zone near Baba Kali Kamli Bagiya, raising concerns over plans to shift them away from their current work areas. Vendors say they have depended on these spaces for years to sustain their livelihoods.