The recent transfer of the National Urban Livelihood Mission project co-ordinator also seems to have affected the smooth progress of the project for street vendors. In the first phase, we had prepared identity cards for around 1,400 street vendors, which will have to be distributed soon. The Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending) Act which came into force in 2014, had stipulated local bodies to issue licenses to street vendors and set up designated vending zones. Early in 2017, a draft list of street vendors in the city, based on their locations and the nature of items sold was prepared. RehabilitationAt the end of the process, street vendors will be issued identification cards so that they can avail various welfare benefits under NULM.

Source: The Hindu January 28, 2018 19:07 UTC