© Provided by Hindustan Times As many as 7,240 street vendors are eligible for the vending fee waive-off in Chandigarh , while 3,677 others are not. The decision was taken at the MC general house meeting taking into consideration the Covid pandemic. (HT File)Taking into account the adverse affects of the coronavirus pandemic on the livelihoods of street vendors, the Chandigarh municipal corporation waived off their vending fee for May 2021 on Friday. As many as 7,240 street vendors are eligible for the fee waive-off, while 3,677 others are not. The MC house also decided to waive off the licence fee of firms managing unipoles for 90 days and for those managing advertisements at 55 public toilets for 45 days.

Source: Hindustan Times November 13, 2021 00:26 UTC