‘Who Owns the Streets?’: Mumbai Vendor Evictions | Article 14

Clarification (at 02:30):
22,027 hawkers were selected for the Town Vending Committee (TVC) election, while BMC's 2014 survey recorded 99,435 hawkers.

Mumbai's street vendors are facing evictions despite the protections under the Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending) Act, 2014. The Act requires surveys, vending zones, and certificates, but the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has removed over 337,000 vendors from 2022 to 2024, citing them as unauthorised. These actions contradict a 2014 Supreme Court order mandating that vendors cannot be evicted without a survey and vending certificate. The Bombay High Court upheld evictions to maintain public order while criticising the state government for failing to regulate hawkers. While schemes like PM SVANidhi have provided loans, delays in forming vending committees and granting licenses persist.

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Timestamp:
00:00 - Intro
01:28 - Street Vendors Act
02:29 - Mumbai Vendors
05:16 - PM SVANidhi scheme
06:46 - Court Orders