Implementation of Street Vendors Act : Question in Rajyasabha

Implementation of Street Vendors Act

QUESTION NO  510

a) the status of implementation of Street Vendors Act, 2014 since its implementation from 1st May, 2014;

b) the categories of vendors coming under the purview of the above Act; and

c) how the protection being given to the livelihood of urban street vendors and whether any special insurance is extended to such vendors?

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF  HOUSING AND URBAN POVERTY ALLEVIATION

RAJYA SABHA

QUESTION NO:510                             ANSWERED ON  28.04.2016

Implementation of street vendors Act

510 Shri Palvai Govardhan Reddy

Will the Minister of HOUSING AND URBAN POVERTY ALLEVIATION be pleased to satate :-

a) the status of implementation of Street Vendors Act, 2014 since its implementation from 1st May, 2014;

b) the categories of vendors coming under the purview of the above Act; and

c) how the protection being given to the livelihood of urban street vendors and whether any special insurance is extended to such vendors?

ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF HOUSING & URBAN POVERTY ALLEVIATION

[SHRI M. VENKAIAH NAIDU]

(a): The Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation has enacted the Street Vendors (Protection of livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending) Act, 2014 which has come into force w.e.f. 1st May, 2014. The implementation of provisions of the Act is the responsibility of concerned States/UTs by framing Rules, Scheme, Bye-laws and Street Vending Plan as per provisions of the Act. The central Government, being the ‘appropriate government’ in case of Union Territories without Legislature, has notified the Rules on 28th July, 2015. As per information received from States/UTs, Seven States/UTs have so far notified the Rules and Five States/UTs have notified the Scheme under the said Act.

(b): All categories of urban street vendors will come under purview of the Act.

(c): The Act has following provisions for protecting the rights of urban street vendors and also to regulate street vending activities in urban areas:

i. Survey of street vendors and protection from eviction or relocation;

ii. Issue of certificate of vending;

iii. Rights and obligations of street vendors;

iv. Constitution of Town Vending Committee in each local authority;

v. Dispute Redressal Mechanism;

vi. Preparation of plan for street vending;

vii. Prevention of harassment by police and other authorities;

viii. Promotional measures of making available credit, insurance and other welfare schemes of social security for the street vendors.

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Source : Rajyasabha

English Version

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Hindi Version

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