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There is bad news for all street food lovers in the capital as Delhi government's notification for vendors has banned cooking on the roadside. Vendors' associations are planning to meet chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday to register their protest against the scheme for implementation of the Street Vendors Act, 2014.
The policy decision not only imposes a blanket ban on cooking but also has many stringent measures, which vendors claim could lead to more harassment for them.
The new scheme was notified on October 13 and civic agencies will have to implement it at the earliest, say government sources. But corporations said its implementation, especially ban on cooking on roadsides, will not be easy due to acute shortage of manpower. "We do take action against vendors for cooking in the open, but lack of personnel will hinder the operation," said an official.
Officials, however, said that now that the scheme has been notified little can be done about it. "We have to look into the concerns of all stakeholders, including traders' associations, RWAs, etc. Ban on roadside cooking or in the open will have to be imposed as it is according to a Supreme Court order. We thoroughly studied the law before notifying the scheme," said a senior government official.
Vendors' associations, on the other hand, challenge the government's stand and say that the stringent provisions will severely impact the lives of lakhs of vendors as a majority of them sell food.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/...n-roadside-says-govt/articleshow/49422499.cms
The policy decision not only imposes a blanket ban on cooking but also has many stringent measures, which vendors claim could lead to more harassment for them.
The new scheme was notified on October 13 and civic agencies will have to implement it at the earliest, say government sources. But corporations said its implementation, especially ban on cooking on roadsides, will not be easy due to acute shortage of manpower. "We do take action against vendors for cooking in the open, but lack of personnel will hinder the operation," said an official.
Officials, however, said that now that the scheme has been notified little can be done about it. "We have to look into the concerns of all stakeholders, including traders' associations, RWAs, etc. Ban on roadside cooking or in the open will have to be imposed as it is according to a Supreme Court order. We thoroughly studied the law before notifying the scheme," said a senior government official.
Vendors' associations, on the other hand, challenge the government's stand and say that the stringent provisions will severely impact the lives of lakhs of vendors as a majority of them sell food.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/...n-roadside-says-govt/articleshow/49422499.cms
