Since its inception, NASVI has built strong organizations of street vendors across Indian cities. NASVI faced wide range of changes in political economy and policy environment in enabling the street vendors their rights and entitlements. Large scale coming together of membership organizations of the poor enabled NASVI to trigger the process of organizing and simultaneously …
On the basis of the new act the Street Vendors (Protection and Regulations of Street Vending) Act, 2014, National Association of Street Vendors of India (NASVI) is very proud to share that the problems of street vendors has begun to be sorted out. There are incidences from various parts of the country where the problems of street vendors cropped up. However, with the new act …
NASVI Welcomes this ACT says has potential to change the face of Indian Cities NASVI welcomed the historic Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending) Act 2014 which came into force on May 1st. This is first of its kind in the world and in human history. A ground-breaking Street Vendors (Protection …
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NASVI Welcomes the move and demands other municipal bodies in Delhi and else where to follow suit In a major relief to the street vendors of East Delhi, the East Delhi Municipal Corporation has restrained from taking any action against existing street vendors and directed its officials to follow the Supreme court orders and National …
Post- Enactment of Street Vendors’ Livelihood Protection Act NASVI raises the issues of street vendors’ rights abuse with Ministry of Home Affairs NASVI delegation meets Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi and Union Home Minister SK Shinde Ministry of Home Affairs convenes meeting of NASVI representatives, key police officials and municipal bodies executives on 19 March …
NASVI strongly protests the 11 September anti-vendor order given by the special secretary of the urban development department of Uttar Pradesh government and demands immediate withdrawal of the order. The order directs district magistrates to ensure eviction of street vendors. Describing the order as ‘contempt of the 9 September Supreme Court order which mandate no …
Development politics aiming to empower working poor must take center stage in India Eminent jurists, administrators, labour experts and development activists on 30 September in Patna averred that the development politics aiming to empower the working poor needs to take center stage in India. They maintained that the success of any policy or law depend …
All tall claims of pro-poor good governance and inclusive development seem to fall flat in Bihar and Punjab with a large population of street vendors in both the states remains insecure and marginalized. Two years back, the Bihar government announced to create vending zones at all urban centers, but not a single vending zone has …
Street vendors up in arms against their eviction in Rajgir (Bihar) and Patiala (Punjab) Read More »
National Association of Street Vendors of India (NASVI) Invites you to join National Convention From Agenda to Action: Street Vendors Interface with Lawmakers to Convert Street Vendors Bill into Act 1 May, 2013, 11 am to 2 pm Kamani Auditorium Copernicus Marg, Mandi House, New Delhi NASVI is a national platform of 715 street …
Urbanisation is the most significant all India phenomena of our times. The city has today become an engine of growth, the main job provider. Twenty nine per cent of the people of the country generate 60% of the GDP. However, our cities remain ill-prepared to address the problems of poverty. Planning and governance continues to …
