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Legitimate
Occupation Declared Illegal: |
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As
per India’s municipal laws it is unlawful to vend
or hawk in the streets without a license.
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Clauses
on street vending based on the British municipal law of
1820’s. |
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Most
urban local bodies stopped issuing licences decades ago. |
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No.of
vendors in Delhi: 3 to 5
lakhs. Licenses issued in
Delhi: no more than 3000.
Mumbai: 250,000 vendors, 15,719
licenses Patna 80,000 vendors;
2000 licenses after long struggle. |
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The
illegal status of 99% vendors makes them vulnerable to
bribes, beatings and extortion. This situation prevails
all over India. |
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