Lok Sabha Question No. 2291 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-29
Subject: Exclusive Zone for Street Vendors
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: SUDHEER GUPTA, GAJANAN CHANDRAKANT KIRTIKAR, VIJAY KUMAR S.R., PRITAM GOPINATH MUNDE, KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH, SHIVAJI ADHALRAO PATIL, ANANDRAO  ADSUL, RAHUL RAMESH SHEWALE, BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO, ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN, SUNIL BALIRAM GAIKWAD, T. RADHAKRISHNAN, KIRRON KHER, ANURAG SINGH THAKUR

## Government of India

## Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Department of Consumer Affairs

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2291

TO BE ANSWERED ON 29.11. 2016

## EXCLUSIVE ZONE FOR STREET VENDORS

2291. SHRI  SUDHEER  GUPTA:  SHRI  GAJANAN  KIRTIKAR:  SHRI  S.R.  VIJAYAKUMAR:  DR. PRITAM  GOPINATH  MUNDE:  KUNWAR  HARIBANSH  SINGH:  SHRI  ADHALRAO  PATIL SHIVAJIRAO: SHRI ANANDRAO ADSUL: SHRI RAHUL SHEWALE: SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO: SHRI ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN: DR. SUNIL BALIRAM GAIKWAD: SHRI T. RADHAKRISHNAN: SHRIMATI KIRRON KHER: SHRI ANURAG SINGH THAKUR:

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- (a) whether the Ministry has proposed exclusive zone for street vendors in each city;
- (b) if so, whether the Union Government has pursued the matter with the State Governments to allocate a place and to provide sanitation facility to ensure clean and hygienic food to consumers and if so, the response received therefrom;
- (c) whether  the  Union  Government  has  decided  to  launch  two  new  schemes  related  to  Swachh  Bharat Mission  i.e.  (i)  Clean  Consumer  Fora,  and  (ii)  Clean  Market  and  if  so,  the  details  and  the  salient features thereof;
- (d) the time by which these will be implemented and the manner in which the consumers will be benefited therefrom; and
- (e) the steps taken/being taken by the Government to create a permanent mechanism under the cleanliness campaign for street-food vendors?

## ANSWER

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## THE MINISTER OF STATE CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (SHRI C. R. CHAUDHARY)

(a) & (b)     :  No, Madam.

(c) to (e)   : Under the Swachh Bharat Mission, emphasis is being given for setting up of permanent mechanism through new programmes or schemes for sustainability of Swachhta. In pursuance of this, the Department of Consumer Affairs has decided to launch two schemes, namely, (i) Clean Consumer Fora and (ii) Clean Market from 2017-18.

The salient features of the schemes are as under:

Clean Consumer Fora : A number of consumers visit the Consumer Fora every day in connection with their complaints.  There  should  be  adequate  facilities  for  the  consumers  in  each  Consumer  Forum.  Including adequate  toilets,  especially  for  the  disabled.  Under  the  scheme,  financial  assistance  will  be  provided  for construction/upgradation of toilets, at least three toilets- one for men, one for women and one  for disabled, for the use of the consumers visiting the Consumer Fora in connection with their complaints.

Clean  Market: Unhygenic  conditions  at  market  places  pose  health  hazards  to  the  consumers.  Under  the scheme, the Voluntary Consumer Organizations (VCO) will be associated and asked to adopt a market place where they can carry out awareness activities on Swachhta and also cleanliness of the market place including provision of sanitation facilities for consumers and street vendors, in association with the market association and local authorities. Financial assistance will be provided to a VCO in each State/UT.

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