National Association of Street Vendors of India (NASVI) is a network and advocacy platform of 636 street vendor organization representing 8,67,426 vendors across 26 states of India. In its advocacy efforts, NASVI adopted a new strategy by organizing National Street Food Festival in Delhi bringing the food vendors from different parts of the country at one platform. The success of the event had strong impact in helping NASVI in advocating street vendors as well as to question the stereotype view of street food as unhealthy and unhygienic
In its 10th edition now National Street Food Festival is being presented this year by Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) in association with NASVI from 14th to 16th December from 12 Noon to 12 Night at Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts, Near India Gate, Rajpath Area, Janpath, Central Secretariat Metro Gate No. 3, New Delhi. Coupled with fun, music and entertainment, it is one of the signature events of the Delhi. Entry tickets to the festival are available online at Book my Show and also at the entry gate during the festival. www.nasvinet.org, www.facebook.com/streetfoodfest. or www.twitter.com/nasviindia
The Street Food Festival has unleashed the potential of the Street Food Vendors.