Lok Sabha Question No. 200 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-20
Subject: Hygienic Food Streets
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Devendrappa Y, Naranbhai Bhikhabhai Kachhadiya, Devji Mansingram Patel, Sudhakar Tukaram Shrangre, Saikia Dilip

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 200

TO BE ANSWERED ON JULY 20, 2023

## HYGIENIC FOOD STREETS

NO. 200. SHRI Y. DEVENDRAPPA:

SHRI NARANBHAI KACHHADIYA:

SHRI DEVJI M. PATEL:

SHRI SUDHAKAR TUKARAM SHRANGARE:

SHRI DILIP SAIKIA:

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

- a) whether the Government has decided to develop hygienic food streets across the country particularly in Gujarat, Rajasthan, Maharashtra and North-Eastern States;
- b) if so, the details thereof along with the salient features of the proposal; and
- c) the steps taken/ being taken by the Government to ensure that vendors are  able  to  work  in  a  healthy  environment  without  harassment  by  the police, municipal authorities, etc.?

## ANSWER

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE (SHRI KAUSHAL KISHORE)

- (a)&(b): Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (M/o H&FW) alongwith Ministry of  Housing  &  Urban  Affairs  (M/o  HUA)  have  decided  to  develop  100 healthy & hygienic food streets across the country,  as a pilot with an aim to encourage safe and healthy food practices among community members, thus, reducing foodborne illnesses and improving the overall health outcomes. Under this project, National Health Mission (NHM) of M/o H&FW will provide Rs. 1 crore financial assistance to each food street  and  technical  support  will  be  provided  by  Food  Safety  and Standards  Authority  of  India  (FSSAI).  The  number  of  hygienic  food streets to be developed in Gujarat, Rajasthan, Maharashtra and NorthEastern States is at Annexure-I.

- (c): In order to protect rights of urban street vendors and to regulate street vending  activities,  the  Government  has  already  enacted  the  Street Vendors (Protection  of  Livelihood  and  Regulation  of  Street  Vending) Act, 2014 which is implemented by respective States/UTs by framing Rules, Scheme, Bye-laws and Plan for Street Vending as per provisions of the Act.

Effective  monitoring  through  issuance  of  letters,  advisories,  video conferencing, National / Regional workshops etc are being done with the States / UTs for proper implementation of the provisions of the Act.

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ANNEXURE-I REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 200 TO BE ANSWERED ON JULY 20, 2023.

Number of hygienic food streets to be developed in Gujarat, Rajasthan, Maharashtra and North-Eastern States

|   S. No. | State/ Union Territory   |   Numbers of food streets |
|----------|--------------------------|---------------------------|
|        1 | Gujarat                  |                         4 |
|        2 | Rajasthan                |                         4 |
|        3 | Maharashtra              |                         4 |
|        4 | Arunachal Pradesh        |                         1 |
|        5 | Assam                    |                         4 |
|        6 | Manipur                  |                         1 |
|        7 | Meghalaya                |                         1 |
|        8 | Mizoram                  |                         1 |
|        9 | Nagaland                 |                         1 |
|       10 | Sikkim                   |                         1 |
|       11 | Tripura                  |                         1 |