Bill to protect street vendors introduced in Lok Sabha

September 05, 2013 21:40

A bill to protect the rights of urban street vendors -- including against harassment by the police and other authorities -- as well as to regulate street vending activities was today moved for discussion and passage in the Lok Sabha.

Moving for discussion and passage the Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending) Bill, 2012, in the Lok Sabha, Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation Minister Girija Vyas said it seeks to protect the rights of urban street vendors from harassment by the police, municipal authorities and others.

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