The National Association of Street Vendors of India (NASVI) on Wednesday demanded that the Centre issue instructions allowing street vending to resume as States and municipalities were citing the lack of directions as a reason to not allow vending during the lockdown. In a statement, NASVI national coordinator said the economic condition of street vendors

Because of lockdown, most street vendors were not able to earn anything and had to borrow money for survival. Not many will be able to repay the loans offered by the govt, vendors say. Kanchan Devi sells samosas and jalebis from a tiny stand in Delhi’s Sarojini Nagar market. She’s been going there every day

Even as markets across the city were allowed to open up in a staggered fashion last week, Delhi’s street vendors said a lack of clarity on the state government’s part has kept them from resuming weekly markets. While Delhi government officials said weekly markets could reopen, provided they ensured social distancing, police said civic agencies

In order to revive businesses of street vendors that have taken a serious hit due to the Covid-19 lockdown, the Centre on Thursday launched a special credit facility amounting to a total of Rs 5,000 crore that will provide them Rs 10,000 as initial working capital. “Government of India will launch a special credit facility

A majority of street vendors, due to closure of their business, do not have the liquidity to pay back a loan.