Street Vendors Protection — Basic Structure

Basic Structure

Read both purposes

The 2014 Act protects livelihoods and regulates vending. Assent was on 4 March 2014 and commencement on 1 May 2014. Neither unrestricted occupation nor disregard of vendor safeguards captures the statutory design.

Follow survey and certification

The Town Vending Committee surveys existing vendors, with subsequent surveys at least once every five years. The survey and certification safeguard must be read with the later regulatory provisions. A certificate authorises activity under the applicable scheme, plan and conditions; it is not a conveyance of ownership in land.

Count participation correctly

At least forty percent of Committee members represent street vendors and are elected by them in the prescribed manner. One-third of that vendor group must be women vendors. In a thirty-member committee with exactly twelve vendor representatives, the women's figure is four, not one-third of the entire committee.

Connect rights, duties and remedies

Cleanliness, civic amenities and time-sharing responsibilities accompany vending rights. Relocation and eviction follow the statutory route, including the specified thirty-day notice for a place in a certificate. Reasoned Committee decisions and grievance mechanisms support accountability. PM SVANidhi credit can assist the business, but a loan sanction does not replace vending certification, establish survey completion or transfer title to a site.