The celebrity chef is using his recent 1 million-follower milestone on Instagram for a food causeHitting the one million mark on social media is an occasion for euphoria and declarations of thanksgiving often rival red carpet acceptance speeches. But chef Ranveer Brar is making this million count by giving back to the community. He has […]
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NEW DELHI, Sept 21 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – A stack of unsold shawls is an unsettling sight for street vendor K. Kunjalata Devi, reminding her of the daily struggle to feed her family as COVID-19 threatens the livelihoods of millions of informal traders across India. India – one of the countries worst-hit by the coronavirus
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New Delhi, Aug 1 (KNN) Miffed over the exploitation of street vendors, the National Association of Street Vendors of India (NASVI) has demanded an immediate stop of seizure of push carts and goods of street vendors by municipal officials. In a letter written to the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi Anil Baijal, NASVI has expressed strong disappointment
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Highlighting the importance o migrant workers who have been working as vendors in cities, Arbind Singh, National Co-ordinator, National Association of Street Vendors of India said that while around 40 per cent have gone back, 60 per cent are still in cities ad it is now up to the people and authorities in the cities
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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The training of Delhi’s street food vendors will be based on guidelines prepared by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) for food businesses during the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic.
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