The Hindu 22.06.2016
Civic body holds meet to discuss Vendors Act
: As a precursor to the implementation of the Street Vendors’ (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending) Act, 2014, the Oulgaret Municipality on Wednesday held a preliminary meeting with stakeholders comprising street vendors, traders and representatives of political parties.
Municipal Commissioner M.S.Ramesh said the meeting was held to elicit the views and suggestions from stakeholders on the implementation of rules.
Before the implementation of the provisions of Act, the government should make rules for carrying out the provisions of this Act and a Town Vending Committee should be constituted under the chairmanship of Municipal Commissioner.
The Act says members may be nominated to the committee by the Government, representing the local authority, medical officer of the local authority, the planning authority, traffic police, police, association of street vendors, market associations, traders associations, NGOs, community-based organisations, resident welfare associations, banks and such other interests as it deemed fit.
CPI (M) unit secretary R.Rajangam said, “The livelihood of street vendors should not be affected by regulating the trade. We suggested to the authorities to first constitute a town vending committee before trying to regulate the trade.”
