Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending) Act, 2014 [Video]

The Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of StreetVending) Act, 2014The street vendors are a major part of the Indian informal economy. Astatistical data served by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviationshows that there are 10 million of the street vendors in India, where Mumbai,Kolkata, Delhi, and Ahmedabad account for more than 9 million of them. Mostlythe street vendors are the migrants from the rural parts of India who come tothe metropolitan cities for earning purpose. The street vendors are selfentrepreneurs who provide very affordable rate products to the urban population.The major part of activities in the informal sector increases the goods supplychain of the industry.

Many street vendors were forced to leave the area during the 2010 Commonwealth Games because of security concerns. Both the sellers and the NGO expressed extreme outrage about this episode. The …