Lok Sabha Question No. 2153 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-04
Subject: Street Vendors
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Amol Ramsing Kolhe, Sunil Dattatray Tatkare, Supriya Sadanand Sule, Kuldeep Rai Sharma, Subhash Ramrao Bhamre, Heena Vijaykumar Gavit

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2153

TO BE ANSWERED ON JULY 04, 2019

## STREET VENDORS

No. 2153 DR. AMOL RAMSING KOLHE:

SHRI SUNIL DATTATRAY TATKARE:

SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE:

SHRI KULDEEP RAI SHARMA:

DR. SUBHASH RAMRAO BHAMRE:

DR. HEENA GAVIT:

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

- (a) whether  the  Union  Government  has  any  data  regarding  the  total number  of  street  vendors  in  the  country  and  if  so,  the  details
- thereof, State/UT-wise;
- (b) whether  all  the  State  Governments  have  successfully  formulated and  implemented  rules  under  the  Street  Vendors  (Protection  of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending) Act, 2014 and if so, the
- details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) the benefits accrued to street vendors after the implementation of the Act;
- (d) whether still many street vendors in different parts of the country face harassment from officials of local agencies;
- (e) if  so, whether the Government has formulated any strategy to help the States in this regard; and
- (f) theother steps taken/ being taken by the Government to protect the rights of street vendors in the country?

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

## ANSWER MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## [SHRI HARDEEP SINGH PURI]

- (a): The Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending) Act, 2014 is implemented by the respective States/ Union Territories by framing of Rules and Schemes.  As  per  provision  of  the  Act,  the  Town  Vending Committee shall, within such period and in such manner as may  be  specified  in  the  scheme,  conduct  a  survey  of  all existing street vendors, within the area under its jurisdiction, and subsequent survey shall be carried out at least once in every five years.
- (b)&(c): The Actaims at protecting the rights of urban street vendors and  to  regulate  street  vending  activities  and  for  matters connected therewith or incidental therein.  The Act has been adopted by all States/UTs, except for the State of Jammu & Kashmir to which it has not been extended, and the State of Meghalaya which has its own Meghalaya Street Vendors Act, 2014. Rules under the Act have been notified by 33 States/UTs.  Meghalaya  has  notified  Rules  under  Meghalaya Street Vendors Act, 2014. Further, Telangana has drafted the Rules.
- The  Act  also  contains  provisions  relating  to  prevention  of harassment, by police and other authorities, of street vendors who carry on street vending activities in accordance with the terms and conditions of their certificate of vending. Further, 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 and putting in place a  'Dispute  Redressal  Mechanism'  in  accordance  with  the provisions  of  the  Act  for  addressing  grievances  of  Street

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- (d) to (f): Vendors.