Street Vendors

Anmol Nath Bali -April 11, 2022

No takers for ice cream, cotton candy, cold drinks, golgappa at India Gate

No takers for ice cream, cotton candy, cold drinks, golgappa at India Gate

Vendors who used to make a good living at the India Gate lawns, once a favourite spot for tourists and Delhi’s citizens, are unable to get back on their feet after Covid restrictions were lifted due to the ongoing Central Vista reconstruction work  

PTI -November 11, 2021

HC seeks DDA’s response on street vendors’ plea against Master Plan 2021

HC seeks DDA’s response on street vendors’ plea against Master Plan 2021

The Delhi High Court on Thursday sought a response from the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) on a plea by the National Hawkers Federation challenging the Master Plan of 2021 A bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh issued notice to the DDA on the petition which claims that the Delhi Master Plan […]

Shubham Bhatia -October 25, 2018

Street battles

Street battles

From being evicted to getting their materials confiscated, street vendors in the capital continue to face uncertainty even four years after the implementation of the Street Vendors Act “I sat on a hunger strike at Jantar Mantar in 2014, in order to get the Street Vendors Act passed, so that I could have a stable […]