In a move to regulate street vendors and protect their rights to earn a living, the Meghalaya Assembly on Friday passed the Meghalaya Street Vendors (protection and livelihood and regulation of street vending) Bill, 2014.
Urban Affairs Minister Ampareen Lyngdoh tabled the Bill which is in line with the national policy on urban street vendors which was promised to suitably modify to suit the local condition in the state where land acquisition is a major headache for the government.
The vendors' policy has to be implemented by the Government in compliance with Supreme Court guidelines.
According to the Bill, the government's policy would look into the matter of schemes, setting up of town vending committees, registration of vendors and assigned duties of local authorities.
Among the other issues, were also the highlight where certain areas in the city could be demarcated and converted to hawker-free zones.
Earlier, the Assembly also passed the Meghalaya Appropriation (No III) Bill, 2014, the Contingency Fun of Meghalaya (Amendmend) Bill, 2014 and the Meghalaya Police (Amendment) Bill, 2014 tabled by Chief Minister Mukul Sangma.
Speaker A T Mondal adjourned the House Sine-die.
