The Congress has promised to issue licences to 5 lakh street vendors if it comes to power in the upcoming municipal corporations.
Vendors harassed
Interacting with street vendors in Jahangirpuri on Friday, Delhi Congress president Ajay Maken said that the Street Vendors Protection Act, which was passed during the UPA regime, had not been implemented by the BJP government. Mr. Maken added that the Aam Aadmi Party government had also failed to roll out the Act. He said that as per the Act, 2.5% of the city’s population, which is 5 lakh, should be given vending licences and locations to operate from.
He added that street vendors were being harassed by municipal authorities and the police. The municipal corporations have not issued street vending licences for years as they are yet to identify legal hawking zones.
