Lok Sabha Question No. 1394 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-12
Subject: Implementation of Street Vendors Act, 2014
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: NARAMALLI SIVAPRASAD

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1394 TO BE ANSWERED ON FEBRUARY 12, 2019

## IMPLEMENTATION OF STREET VENDORS ACT, 2014

No. 1394 DR. NARAMALLI SIVA PRASAD:

Will the Minister of HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS be pleased to state:-

- (a) whether the States and Union Territories have notified rules for the implementation of the Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation  of  Street  Vending)  Act,  2014  and  if  so,  the  details thereof, State-wise;
- (b) if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether Town Vending Committees (TVCs) have been formed in the cities and towns in the country and if so, the details thereof, Statewise; and
- (d) the safeguards for the protection of street vendors in the absence of State rules, in case of their eviction?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE

MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## [SHRI HARDEEP SINGH PURI]

(a)&(b): The Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending) Act, 2014 has not been extended to State of Jammu & Kashmir. Out of the remaining, Rules under the Act  have  been  notified  by  30  States/UTs.  Meghalaya  has formulated and notified Rules under Meghalaya Street Vendors Act, 2014. Further, Arunachal Pradesh has adopted the Act in May 2018. In Karnataka, Nagaland and Telangana also the Rules have been drafted.

- (c): Section 22 of the Act provides that the appropriate Government may, by rules made in this behalf, provide for the term and manner of constituting a Town Vending Committee (TVC)  in  each  local  authority;  provided  that  the  appropriate Government  may,  if  it considers necessary, provide for constitution of more than one TVC, or a TVC for each zone or ward, in each local authority. As reported by the State/UTs, 2364  TVCs  have  been  formed  so  far.  The  details  are  at Annexure-I.
- (d): The Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of  Street  Vending)  Act,  2014  aims  at  providing  safe  and conducive  environment  to  the  street  vendors  to  earn  their livelihood.  The  Ministry  of  Housing  and  Urban  Affairs  issues advisory to the States/UTs, from time to time, to follow the provisions  laid  down  in  the  Act  including  on  the  issues relating to eviction and relocation of street vendors.

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## Annexure-I to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1394 for Answer on 12.02.2019

| Sl. No.   | State             |   TVC formed |
|-----------|-------------------|--------------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh    |          110 |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh |           14 |
| 3         | Assam             |           30 |
| 4         | Bihar             |          144 |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh      |           64 |
| 6         | Goa               |           14 |
| 7         | Gujarat           |          169 |
| 8         | Haryana           |           76 |
| 9         | Himachal Pradesh  |           39 |
| 10        | Jharkhand         |           44 |
| 11        | Karnataka         |          265 |
| 12        | Kerala            |           93 |
| 13        | Madhya Pradesh    |           58 |
| 14        | Maharashtra       |           97 |
| 15        | Manipur           |            6 |
| 16        | Mizoram           |            6 |
| 17        | Meghalaya         |            7 |
| 18        | Nagaland          |            2 |
| 19        | Odisha            |          105 |
| 20        | Punjab            |          163 |
| 21        | Rajasthan         |          189 |
| 22        | Sikkim            |            3 |
| 23        | Tamil Nadu        |          482 |
| 24        | Telangana         |          103 |
| 25        | Tripura           |           20 |
| 26        | Uttar Pradesh     |           30 |
| 27        | Uttarakhand       |           22 |
| 28        | West Bengal       |            3 |
| 29        | Chandigarh        |            1 |
| 30        | Puducherry        |            5 |
|           | Total             |         2364 |