ORGANISING STREET

VENDORS -An Indian

Case Study
SUBMITTED TO: DR. SUBASH CH. NATH
SUBMITTED BY- BHAVYA RAJ CHAUHAN
PRANJIT DEKA
SONAL BEHRA
KISHORE MUNDHRA
THEME OF THE CASE

 This case is about street vendors in India and the case revolves around
vendors in Hyderabad.
 This includes the struggles of vendors in running their business and also the
various organizations that help and support them.
 Policies, laws and schemes of government for the street vending in India.
Street vendors in India

 Street vendors have been in existence since ancient times. For most street
vendors, trading from the pavements is full of uncertainties. They are
constantly harassed by the authorities.
 The local bodies conduct eviction drives to clear the pavements of these
encroachers and in most cases confiscate their goods.
 In modern times we find that street vendors are rarely treated with the
same measure of dignity and tolerance.
 These vendors offer around 150 types of products to various classes of the
society.
Threats to street vendors

 Uncertainty in income
 Low socio-economic profile of street vendors
 Uncertainty of site allocation
 Lack of shelters and storage space
 Lack of infrastructure, recognition and safety
 Lack of government support
 Exploitation and extortion by many agencies.
Policies supporting street vendors in
India

 Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending)

Act, 2014 is an Indian legislation aimed to regulate street vendors in public
areas and protect their rights with following key highlights.
 National Policy for Urban Street Vendors (NPUSV) to address the concerns
of vendors who are constantly harassed by the police and local
administrators.
Organizing Indian street vendors

 Foster pro-vendor policy

 Need for capacity building for food safety improvement.
 Forming vendor union and their active participation in various discussions.
 Form community organization which includes:

1.Advocacy
2.Capacity building approach
3.Critical path agency
4.Government initiatives of public private participation
AAOGYA : HYDERABAD

 Three categories identified in street food vending, out of which 77.46% are
mobile and 22.54% are immobile.
 More than 150 eatable items are being sold by around 1 lakh vendors
across Hyderabad.
 Around 96% of street vendors earn only through street vending for
livelihood.
 Age group is generally between 16-49.
 Each individual caters around 100-400 customers.
Organizations involved :

 National institute of Nutrition (NIN): training purpose.

 Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) and IPM have been
issuing food safety certificates and ID cards for safety.
 Mission for Elimination of Poverty in Municipal Areas (MEPMA) designed
strategies for promotion livelihood.
 Micro Entrepreneurship Development Centre (MEDC) for empowering
street vendors.
Major objectives of project initiation:

 Organizing street vendors

 Build visibility
 Provide legal assistance
 Building institutions and unions among vendors like CIGS, MACS, GHMCS etc.
 Ensure safe water for usage and preparation of food
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