Municipal authorities carried out eviction drives after the HC on October 5 ruled that street vendors cannot sell their wares in areas which were identified as non-hawking zones under the earlier schemes on street vending.
Urban Development Minister (additional charge) Satyendar Jain issued an order on October 10 in this regard following a meeting with top officials of PWD and revenue.
"No coercive action is to be taken against petty vendors during the festive season. Principal Secretary, Urban Development, to submit a comprehensive note detailing the response to the observations of Lt Governor and factual staus regarding the town vending committees vis-a-vis the observations/directions of the HC in the pending cases of street vending," minutes of the meeting said.
According to Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending ) Act, 2014, rules had to be framed within six months for the settlement of the street vendors, and within one year, a scheme was to be prepared for its implementation.
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