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Cities need governance, not clearance: Making space for street vendors
['Noel Sakhi', 'Gangadharan B', 'Aditi Raman', 'About Noel Sakhi', 'Noel Sakhi Is An Associate In The Urban Policy Team At Janaagraha. His Work Focuses On Gender', 'Governance', 'How City-Systems Shape Quality Of Life In India S Cities.', 'Read More Noel Sakhi']
Citizen Matters
On 8 July, street vendors across Bengaluru observed a citywide bandh and staged mass protests against the evictions.
Cities’ use of force to evict street vendors from footpaths and public spaces is a reactionary short-term fix for long-term governance failures.
The Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending) Act, 2014, framed under the directions of the Supreme Court, was introduced to avoid this very conflict.
Constituting a Town Vending Committee with 40% representation from street vendors and proportional representation for women vendors.
Views drawn from Janaagraha’s Cities for Women, Women for Cities workstream.]