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Working Of The Law Relating To Street Vending In India: An Empirical Study Of Kolkata Municipal Corporation

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In most Indian cities the urban poor survive by working in the informal sector. Street vending provides job opportunity and means of livelihood to the urban poor but Urban Local Bodies consider it as illegal activity so far. In 2004, first time, Government of India recognizes vendor’s role in local economy after so many litigations and Supreme Court verdict in favour of vendors. National Policy on Urban Street Vendor, 2004 and 2009, Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending) Act, 2014 are some of the initiatives taken by the Government. Still their status has not been changes as it was prior to 2004. Key Words: Informal Sector, Street Vendors, Social Security, Legal Rights Policy

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  • DebabrataBasu, 2019. "Working Of The Law Relating To Street Vending In India: An Empirical Study Of Kolkata Municipal Corporation," Working papers 2019-32-05, Voice of Research.
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