Rajkot becomes first city to implement the Vendor policy

Rajkot, DeshGujarat

Rajkot has become country first city to implement Street vendor policy, claimed city municipal commissioner Vijay Nehra.

As per the policy, no hawker without a prescribed identity card will be allow to do business. His stall will be seized and will not be returned if he has no identity card issued by Rajkot Municipal Corporation(RMC).

RMC has issued identity cards to over 4,189 street vendors so far as per the guidelines of the Supreme Court.

RMC has declared 36 hawkers zones and registered 6,000 vendors. In future, the number of hawkers zone will be increased to 62. Vendors are given identity cards with biometric finger print attached. Each hawker will need to pay Rs. 500 rent per month to do business. Earlier provision involved daily rent which has been converted to monthly rent. Technical preparations are going on for smart card based system to receive payment. Hawkers will get benefit of medical treatment upto Rs. 30,000. They will also get benefit of NYLM scheme. A team of 25 employees has been formed to ensure that vendors get prescribed benefits under livelihood mission.

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