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Cabinet extends PM SVANidhi for street vendors, enhances loan amount
August 28, 2025 3:59 am
The revamped scheme, which was a part of the Budget, will also give the vendors incentives of up to `1,600 cashback for retail and wholesale digital transactions.
'Nobody listens to us': Street vendors, rickshaw pullers protest at Delhi's Jantar Mantar against evictions
June 26, 2025 10:37 am
Street vendors in Delhi have alleged that they often face difficulties in retrieving their confiscated items from the authorities.
Mohali street vendors say valid licence holders also denied work, seek Mayor’s intervention
June 15, 2025 10:22 pm
Responding to the complaints, the Mayor assured that all genuine licence-holding vendors will be protected and their grievances addressed in consultation with concerned officials
Street vendors owe ₹85 crore as fee to Chandigarh civic body: Data
June 07, 2025 9:21 am
As per the Chandigarh Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending) Rules, 2018, which came into effect on July 18, 2018, various “Teeh Bazaars” are allowed in the city.
Mumbai hawkers protest against BMC’s eviction drive, demand enforcement of Street Vendors Act
July 19, 2024 10:26 am
However, the drive has drawn criticism from hawkers, who allege that their livelihoods have been significantly affected and that they have faced harassment from police. Hundreds of hawkers from across the city, as well as from nearby areas like Mira-Bhayandar and Nashik, participated in the protest.
‘Unlicensed hawkers don’t have right to public land’: HC tells BMC to take action against encroachments on Bandra Hill Road
April 22, 2024 8:56 pm
A division bench of Justices Gautam S Patel and Kamal R Khata passed an order while hearing a plea by the owners of a shop situated on the ground floor of a housing society building on Hill road.
PM-SVANidhi boosted annual income of street vendors by Rs 23,000: Study
February 12, 2024 7:26 am
PM SVANidhi was launched in 2020 to help street vendors resume their livelihood impacted by the Covid-19 lockdown, by offering them affordable working capital loans.
In a first, Delhi High Court judges to hold meeting on street vending issues in capital’s markets
December 09, 2021 8:17 am
🔴 The court Wednesday said that there seems to be some “disconnect” and the officials are probably not applying their minds or have not understood the way the Act is to be implemented.
Delhi HC seeks action plan on street vending: 'There will be jungle raj if anyone is allowed to set up a stall anywhere'
November 08, 2021 7:18 pm
The court, on October 11, had directed the North Delhi Municipal Corporation and Delhi Police to remove illegal encroachers and vendors from Connaught Place.
Govt says over 3.58 lakh street vendors covered, only registered ones benefiting: Hawkers’ union
June 08, 2021 7:27 pm
After the lockdown-like curbs were imposed in the state in April due to a rise in Covid-19 cases, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray had announced financial assistance of Rs 1,500 each for street vendors and set aside Rs 61.75 crore for the same.
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