Removal of ‘illegal hawkers’ at Connaught Place has pushed them into distress The removal of “illegal” hawkers and street vendors from Connaught Place market following an order from the Delhi High Court has left many worried about their future. While some attempt to carry out their businesses around Connaught Place, most say they “have nowhere …
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PRESS RELEASE Vendor leaders Shared cases of Police Harassment; Advocates, Ex-Police Officer and Activist attended the webinar, Demand to constitute a joint committee on Harassment issues. Delhi 15th May, 2021; The National Association of Street Vendors of India (NASVI) launched a national level helpline number for the police brutality on the street vendors. After the …
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PRESS RELEASE NASVI TO CM, LG AND POLICE – LOCKDOWN HAS SPELT DISASTER ON VENDORS HARASSMENT/ BRIBERY BY POLICE HAS INCREASED MANYFOLD IN LOCKDOWN DEMANDS RS 6000 TRANSFER TO SURVEYED VENDORS URGENTLY Delhi 26th April 2021; The National Association of Street Vendors of India (NASVI) has written to Shri Arvind Kejriwal Chief Minister pointing out …
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Nasvi wrote a letter to the Chief Minister, asking for the protection of livelihood of street vendors
Demand to include food vendors in essential services
Immediate monetary relief to street vendors
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Much has been said and written about the impact of the COVID-19 lockdown on the Indian economy, the stimulus packages announced by the Government of India and the sad plight of the migrant workers. This article brings into focus segments of the economy that constitute the bottom of the labour hierarchy, namely microenterprises, construction workers, …
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MUMBAI: The golgappas were a bit soggy but not enough to turn Kalyan-based “Golgappa girl” Pooja Bathija away from ‘pizza shots’–one of the many hidden curiosities of Ghatkopar’s khau galli. The Rs 140-worth dish refers to the result of a fire gun singeing a layer of cheese onto six pani puris stuffed with capsicum, onion …
Serving now: Foodies dig in as khau gallis make spicy, sanitised return Read More »
Over 20 lakh street vendors have applied for interest-free loans of Rs 10,000 each as working capital under the Prime Minister Street Vendor’s Atmanirbhar Nidhi (PM SVANidhi). They were among the hardest hit by the Covid lockdown. And now, many of them are hoping that a special loan scheme rolled out by the government will …
Over 20 lakh street vendors line up for PM loan scheme — despite red tape Read More »
There are an estimated 50-60 lakh street vendors in India, with the largest concentrations in the cities of Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, and Ahmedabad. Most of them are migrants who typically work for 10–12 hours every day on average. On Tuesday (October 27), Prime Minister Narendra Modi, through video conferencing, distributed loans to nearly 300,000 street vendors …
Explained: Who is a ‘street vendor’ in India? What is the Street Vendors Act? Read More »
It is said Prime Minister Narendra Modi himself wanted to get the mapping of street vendors and hawkers done so that no one remained outside the welfare ecosystem of the Modi government. In a new scheme called the Pradhan Mantri Street Vendors Atmanirbhar Nidhi (PM SVANidhi), the central government is extending Rs 10,000 loan as …
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