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long term). Planning which was adopted (NASVI 2000) estimates that
during the 1950s does 30 per cent of Mumbai’s
At every stage public and not address the changing workforce has at least one
institutional participation patterns of economy, poverty, meal a day from hawkers.
and lifestyle changes for climate change, air and water More than 82 per cent people
environmental Protection pollution, public health, buy vegetables from vendors.
are necessary. The critical energy and sustainability. It According to the estimates,
areas of urban planning and is necessary that urban and Mumbai has about 400,000
development are: regional plans are prepared hawkers at the turn of the
• Local Economic for a five-year horizon, while decade, and Delhi has about
Promotion and Jobs their vision may extend to 20 3,00,000.
years.
• Slums, Street Children Writing about home-based
and Shelter Local Economic Promotion enterprises and hawkers,
and Jobs Graham Tipple of the
• Reducing Urban University of Newcastle upon
Footprint and Wastes In India, cities generate the Tyne concludes that “they
country’s 60% of GDP and should be accorded more
• Biodiversity, Greenery 70% of the jobs. With Covid 19 attention by policy makers
and Amenity Spaces pandemic, climate change and – not to control them, but to
diminishing jobs, the factors of
• Urban Heat Mitigation public health, creation of jobs, find ways of cooperating with
and climate resilience environmental sustainability entrepreneurs to assist them
to be effective and efficient”.
• Water Conservation and climate resilience have Other reasons why cities need
emerged as the key issues. vendors on streets is because
• Decentralised and Millions of jobs can be created hawkers are the eyes of the
Intelligent Services by development of janta street and prevent crime. Our
markets, workshops/ sheds,
• Air Quality Management city roads are safer because of
kiosks, shops, small offices, them. However, they are often
• Clean Transport and etc. For this at least 10 per cent under the threat of eviction
Transit- Oriented area of shopping/commercial and have to pay bribes to
Development centres may be reserved for work. The communities,
the informal sector (street CBOs and NGOs can assist the
• Green Energy vendors, kiosks, fruit and street vendors in the provision
• Green and Resilient vegetable stalls, etc.). The of basic civic facilities in
residential areas also need
Buildings Vending Zones, such as solid
a higher level of mixed use. waste disposal, public toilets,
The paradigm of inclusive Street vendors as per the design of mobile stalls/ push
urbanism is closely National Policy for Urban carts, electricity, drinking
intertwined with the lifestyle Street Vendors, constitute water, storage facilities and
for environment. This about 2 per cent, or 8 million parking.
requires working out new of India’s urban population.
partnerships, financing and They support a rising number Street Children: Turning
resource optimisation. In of the urban poor with their Beggars and Unemployed
this digital age, all round cheap meals and wares. The to Business
disruptions are happening. study by National Alliance
The 20 year model of Master of Street Vendors of India According to the UNICEF,
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