Years long struggle of street vendors for secured and dignified livelihood and sustained engagement of the National Association of Street Vendors of India (NASVI) with the government finally yielded result on 6 September, 2013 with the Lok Sabha passing the much awaited Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending) Bill. The Bill […]
Country needs to tap huge potentials of street food vending sector for employment generation, food and health security and growth of tourism, street food advocacy activists, food, health and nutrition experts and social entrepreneurs assert The street food advocacy campaign gained momentum on Thursday with street food representatives, food, health and nutrition experts and social
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Massive Aakrosh Sabha in the city Street vendors’ delegation calls on Additional Commissioner and Mayor Municipal Corporation agrees to form committee of municipal authorities and street vendor leaders for regular interaction, initiate pilot projects in five areas marking yellow lines and digitalized survey of vendors before formation of TVC and Vending Zones Ludhiana, 24
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Dear All NASVI Members, Friends, Supporters and Well Wishers National Association of Street Vendors of India (NASVI) is pleased to share with you all that the Union Cabinet of the Government of India has approved the revamped Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending) Bill on 1 May, 2013. As you all
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Dear All NASVI Members, Friends, Supporters and Well Wishers National Association of Street Vendors of India (NASVI) is pleased to share with you all that the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Urban Development has tabled its report on the Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending) Bill on the floor of the both
No More Delay No More Terror of Municipal Bodies and Police Enact Street Vendors Livelihood Protection Law in Current Session of Parliament Join Street Vendors Parliament Jantar Mantar, Delhi 11 am onwards 13 March, 2013 The struggle for getting a comprehensive and effective central law to protect the livelihood, social security and human rights
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National Convention, Annual General Meeting and Street Food Festival conclude in Delhi Taking a major leap forward towards getting a comprehensive and effective central legislation in favour of street vendors and influencing the government as well as the urban bodies to create conducive environment for street vendors including railway vendors and street food vendors, National
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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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