The Meghalaya and Greater Shillong Progressive Hawkers and Street Vendors Association (MGSPHSVA) has welcomed the Meghalaya High Court order directing the State government to formulate rules for street vending as per the Central act on hawking and street vending within a week.
“These rules will ensure proper implementation of the law like constitution of a participatory Town Vending Committee, fixing a holding capacity, in situ survey of hawkers, identification of vending zones in natural and heritage markets and issuing of vending licenses,” said MGSPHSVA general secretary Shane Thabah today.
Thabah said that the association has been demanding regulations as per the Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending) Act, 2014.
“As an association, we have been struggling both within the court system as well as interacting with the government for the last six years, asking for regulation of vending as per law, so that hawking and street vending can be carried out harmoniously with various urban stakeholders,” Thabah added.
He also said that the association will collaborate with the government to ensure proper implementation of the Central vending act and rules “so that Shillong can chart a course between livelihood and pro-people urban amenities”.
