The National Hawkers Federation (NHF) on Friday (April 11, 2025) urged the Centre to issue national-level guidelines to protect street vendors from the rising threat of heatwaves. The increasing temperatures are putting the lives and livelihoods of over two crore vendors at risk, it said. In a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union … Read more
Roadside vendors on the premises of the Mahakaleshwar Temple in Ujjain sell prasad and religious souvenirs | Photo Credit: FARUQUI AM A Friday evening drizzle near the Mahakaleshwar Temple in Madhya Pradesh’s Ujjain sent roadside vendors selling prasad and souvenirs scurrying. Looking for cover, they folded their mats, packed their wares and shut shop for … Read more
More than 9,000 street food vendors have joined food delivery platforms such as Swiggy and Zomato as part of a Central scheme, making a wider market accessible to them. The total sales by these food vendors on these platforms till January 9, 2023, stood at ₹21.93 crore. Through such partnerships through the Prime Minister Street Vendor’s … Read more