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	*[http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2014/158427.pdf The Street Vendors (Protection Of Livelihood And Regulation Of Street Vending) Bill, 2012]		*[http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2014/158427.pdf The Street Vendors (Protection Of Livelihood And Regulation Of Street Vending) Bill, 2012]
	*{{cite journal\|last=Mathur \|first=Nita \|title=The Street Vendors Bill Opportunities and Challenges \|journal=Economic and Political Weekly \|date=8 March 2014 \|volume=XLIX \|issue=10 \|url=http://www.epw.in/commentary/street-vendors-bill.html \|access-date=3 March 2014 \|url-status=unfit \|archive-url=https://~~www~~.~~webcitation~~.org/~~6NnAzYqMH?url=~~http://www.epw.in/commentary/street-vendors-bill.html \|archive-date=3 March 2014 }}		*{{cite journal\|last=Mathur \|first=Nita \|title=The Street Vendors Bill Opportunities and Challenges \|journal=Economic and Political Weekly \|date=8 March 2014 \|volume=XLIX \|issue=10 \|url=http://www.epw.in/commentary/street-vendors-bill.html \|access-date=3 March 2014 \|url-status=unfit \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140303071910/http://www.epw.in/commentary/street-vendors-bill.html \|archive-date=3 March 2014 }}

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	* Sen R.K. and Gupta S. (2018). Economic Existence of Street Vendors and their Role in Urban Economy: A Cost Benefit Approach, 5, (2.6) 95-102		* Sen R.K. and Gupta S. (2018). Economic Existence of Street Vendors and their Role in Urban Economy: A Cost Benefit Approach, 5, (2.6) 95-102

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| long_title = An Act to protect the rights of urban street vendors and to regulate street vending activities and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
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| date_enacted = 6 September 2013 (Lok Sabha) <br />
19 February 2014 (Rajya Sabha)
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'''Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending) Act, 2014''' is an [[Act of Parliament|Act]] of the [[Parliament of India]] enacted to regulate [[street vendor]]s in public areas and protect their rights. It was introduced in the [[Lok Sabha]] (Lower House of the [[Parliament of India]]) on 6 September 2012 by then Union [[Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation (India)|Minister of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation]], [[Kumari Selja]].<ref name=toisep12/> The Bill was passed in the Lok Sabha on 6 September 2013 and by the [[Rajya Sabha]] (upper house) on 19 February 2014.<ref name=hindurs>{{cite news|title=Street Vendors Bill passed in Rajya Sabha|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/street-vendors-bill-passed-in-rajya-sabha/article5706501.ece|access-date=20 February 2014|newspaper=The Hindu|date=19 February 2014}}</ref><ref name=etls>{{cite news|title=Parliament nod to bill to protect rights of urban street vendors|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/parliament-nod-to-bill-to-protect-rights-of-urban-street-vendors/articleshow/30725912.cms|access-date=20 February 2014|newspaper=Economic Times|date=20 February 2014}}</ref><ref name=pibls>{{cite news|title=Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending) Bill, 2012 passed by Lok Sabha|url=http://pib.gov.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=99161|access-date=20 February 2014|newspaper=Press Information Bureau|date=6 September 2013}}</ref> The bill received the assent of the [[President of India]] on 4 March 2014.<ref>{{cite web|title=Gazette Notification|url=http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2014/158427.pdf|work=Gazette of India|access-date=7 March 2014}}</ref> The Act came into force from 1 May 2014.<ref>{{cite web|title=Gazette notification of Street Vendors Act, 2014|url=http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2014/159317.pdf|work=Gazette of India, Government of India|access-date=4 May 2014}}</ref>

==Street vendors in India==
[[File:Merchant selling namkeen snacks, Khan Market, Delhi.jpg|thumb|180px|A street vendor selling [[List of Indian snacks|namkeen]] snacks, near upmarket [[Khan Market]], Delhi]]
According to the [[Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation (India)|Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation]], there are 10 million street vendors in India, with [[Mumbai]] accounting for 250,000, [[Delhi]] has 450,000,<ref>http://www.manushi.in/articles.php?articleId=1566#.VJju4V4AB4</ref> [[Kolkata]], more than 150,000, and Ahmedabad, 100,000. Most of them are immigrants or laid-off workers, work for an average 10–12 hours a day, and remain impoverished. In India, street vending makes up 14% of total (non-agricultural) urban informal employment.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://sior.ub.edu/jspui/cris/evidence/evidence00286|title=Vibrant Markets & Streets, street Vendors as Economic Agents. [Social Impact]. ICP. Inclusive Cities Project (2008-2014).|website=SIOR, Social Impact Open Repository}}</ref> Though the prevalent [[License Raj|license-permit raj]] in [[Indian bureaucracy]] ended for most retailing in the 1990s, it continues in this trade. Inappropriate license ceiling in most cities, like Mumbai which has a ceiling 14,000 licenses, means more vendors hawk their goods illegally, which also makes them prone to the bribery and extortion culture under local police and municipal authorities, besides harassment, heavy fines and sudden evictions. In Kolkata, the profession was a [[Cognizable offence|cognisable]] and non-bailable offense.<ref name=mint12>{{cite news |title=Street Vendors: Tabled in Parliament's last session, this Bill could bring security to our urban poor|url=http://www.livemint.com/Leisure/NN6NKSWlU0wsojynMwFBBJ/Street-Vendors--The-god-of-small-sellers.html |publisher=Mint, Lounge |date=2 November 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Reclaiming the city for street vendors |url=http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/columns/Harsh_Mander/reclaiming-the-city-for-street-vendors/article4058121.ece |newspaper=The Hindu|date=3 November 2012 }}</ref>

Over the years the street vendors have organized themselves into trade unions and associations, and numerous [[NGO]]'s have started working for them. The National Hawker Federation (NHF), based all over India, is a federation of 1400 street vendor organizations, trade unions in 28 states.

==History==
The bill aimed at providing [[social security]] and [[livelihood]] rights to street vendors, has its origins in the 'National Policy For Urban Street Vendors' introduced in 2004, which was later revised as 'National Policy on Urban Street Vendors' in 2009. Also in the same year, the [[Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation]] circulated a draft of bill titled, 'Model Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending) Bill, 2009', between all States and [[Union Territory]] governments for creation of state legislation, however it had no legal bindings, thus few governments made any progress in this regard. Eventually in 2010, the [[Supreme Court of India]], which has recognized street vending as a source of livelihood, directed the ministry to work out on a central legislation,<ref name=mint12/> and a draft of same was unveiled to the public on 11 November 2011. The key point of the draft bill were, protection of legitimate street vendors from harassment by police and civic authorities, and demarcation of "vending zones" on the basis of "traditional natural markets", proper representation of vendors and women in decision making bodies, and establishment of effective grievance redressal and dispute resolution mechanism.<ref>{{cite web |title=Kumari Selja unveils..Central Legislation for Street Vendors |url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=77101 |date=11 November 2011 |publisher=[[Press Information Bureau]], [[Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation]] }}</ref>

The bill was drafted with the help of the [[National Advisory Council]], chaired by [[Sonia Gandhi]], and approved by the Union Cabinet on 17 August 2012.<ref name=toisep12/><ref name=hinaug12>{{cite news |title=Bill on street vendors to be introduced in Parliament |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/article3788463.ece |newspaper=The Hindu |date= 18 August 2012|access-date=3 November 2012}}</ref> After the cabinet's approval it was introduced in the [[Lok Sabha]] (Lower House of the [[Parliament of India]]) on 6 September 2012 by the Union [[Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation (India)|Minister of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation]], [[Kumari Selja]], amidst the uproar over the [[Indian coal allocation scam|coal block allocation scam]] in the house.<ref name=toisep12>{{cite news |title=Govt introduces street vending bill in Lok Sabha|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-09-07/india/33676083_1_livelihood-and-regulation-street-vendors-lok-sabha |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130104005803/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-09-07/india/33676083_1_livelihood-and-regulation-street-vendors-lok-sabha |url-status=dead |archive-date=4 January 2013 |newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=7 September 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Bill in Lok Sabha to protect rights of street vendors|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2012-09-06/news/33649866_1_street-vendors-livelihood-rights-coal-block-allocation |newspaper=The Economic Times |date=6 September 2012 }}</ref> The Bill was passed in the Loksabha on 6 September 2013 and by the Rajyasabha on 19 February 2014.<ref name=hindurs/><ref name=pibls/>

==Content of the Bill==
[[File:Street Vendors Act 2014 registration display in Kolkata.jpg|Notification of registered vendor under Act displayed by a vendor in Kolkata|thumb]]
* Town Vending Committee will be responsible for conducting of survey of all the vendors under its jurisdiction, and such survey must be conducted every five years. No street vendor will be evicted until such survey has been made and a certificate of vending has been issued.
* All street vendors will be accommodated in a designated vending zone. In case, all the vendors cannot be accommodated in the same vending zone, allocation of space will be made by drawing of lots. However, those who fail to get space in the same vending zone, will be accommodated in adjoining vending zones.
* All street vendors above fourteen years of age will be granted a certificate of vending. However, such certificates will be granted only if the person gives an undertaking that he will carry out his business by himself or through the help of his family members, he has no other means of livelihood and he will not transfer the certificate. However, the certificate can be transferred to one of his family members if such vendor dies or suffers from permanent disability.
* The certificate may be cancelled if the vendor breaches the conditions of the certificate.
* No vendor will be allowed to carry out vending activities in no-vending zones.
* In case of declaration of a specified area as a no-vending zone, the vendors will be relocated to another area. However, such street vendors must be given a notice of at least 30 days for relocation. Vendors who fail to vacate such space after a notice has been given, will have to pay a penalty which may extend up to two hundred fifty rupees per day.
* The local authority may physically remove the vendor and make seizure of goods of such vendors who have not relocated to the vending zones.
* There shall be a dispute resolution body consisting of a Chairperson who has been a civil judge or a judicial magistrate and two other professionals as prescribed by the appropriate government.
* There will be a Town Vending Committee in each zone or ward of the local authority.
* A vendor who vends without a certificate of vending or a vendor who contravenes the conditions laid down in the certificate may be penalised with a fine which may extend up to two thousand rupees.

==Shortcomings==
The National Hawker Federation (NHF) has pointed out that the present bill differs from the draft bill, which ensured that 'Town Vending Committees' (TVC) would have at least 40 per cent representation of street vendors, however the final bill presented in the [[monsoon session]] of the Parliament, the civic bodies, which have no representation of street vendors, are made the final authority on all issues concerning their fate, including the rehabilitation and resettlement plans, plus the bill also have legal ambiguities, like no clear definition of "public purpose land", which makes its interpretation liable to misuse of the law.<ref>{{cite news |title=Street vendors find shortcomings in Bill |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/street-vendors-find-shortcomings-in-bill/article4066639.ece |newspaper=The Hindu |date= 5 November 2012 }}</ref>

According to Sharit Bhowmik, professor and chairperson of the Centre for Labour Studies at [[Tata Institute of Social Sciences]], Mumbai, the bill leaves the onus of creating the schemes to the local municipalities of the states, "which defeats the purpose of a Central legislation." <ref name=mint12/>

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2014/158427.pdf The Street Vendors (Protection Of Livelihood And Regulation Of Street Vending) Bill, 2012]
*{{cite journal|last=Mathur |first=Nita |title=The Street Vendors Bill Opportunities and Challenges |journal=Economic and Political Weekly |date=8 March 2014 |volume=XLIX |issue=10 |url=http://www.epw.in/commentary/street-vendors-bill.html |access-date=3 March 2014 |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6NnAzYqMH?url=http://www.epw.in/commentary/street-vendors-bill.html |archive-date=3 March 2014 }}

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* Sen R.K. and Gupta S. (2018). Economic Existence of Street Vendors and their Role in Urban Economy: A Cost Benefit Approach, 5, (2.6) 95-102

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