Assistant Professor, Shaheed Bhagat Singh College, Delhi University, India
Online published on 10 August, 2020.
Street vendors form a very important segment of informal sector. Street vendors offer goods and services for sale without having a permanent built up structure to satisfy the demands of urban-poor-s and urban youth. They ensure the distribution of benefits in favour of the disadvantaged-group. The objective of this paper is to identify the causes behind street vending, challenges faced by street vendors, highlight the importance of street vendors, what measures are taken by the Government to prevent the harassment of street vendors by police and other authorities, improvement in the working conditions, social protection and life skill development to improve the level of profitability.
Informal Sector, Street Vending, Town Vending Committee (TVC), Street Vendor Bill
