Street Vendors

A doctor from Indore reportedly thrashed a female vegetable vendor, over parking dispute. On January 16, a video went viral on social media, which showed a group of doctors, allegedly beating a the vendor named Dwarka Bai and his son. They even overturned the vendor's cart of potatoes. The reported incident happened at Bhanwarkua region on January 13, after Dwarka Bai asked the doctor to move his car.  

Abdul Rehman, 90, roadside "channa" vendor in Srinagar's Bohri Kadal district, on November 14, was looted of his personal money by robbers. He had set aside the funds for his final rites. The burglars assaulted Rehman and took Rs 1 lakh from him. Senior Superintendent of Police Sandeep Chaudhary stepped in to assist him and gave him Rs 1 lakh out of his own money, which made the seller happy. 

A street food vendor from Ghaziabad went viral on social media platforms, receiving 1.5 million views in just two days. A 22-second short video was posted on a youtube channel, @foodieincarnate, in which the street vendor was spotted making cheela with bare hands on a hot tawa, which blew people's minds on social media. Making it with bare hands has become the vendor's unique style of recognition.  

Under 'PM Street Vendor's Atmanirbhar Nidhi' (PM SVANidihi) scheme, the Centre has received over 20 lakh applications. Launched in June 2020, the scheme provides interest-free loans of Rs 10,000 for street vendors. However, data suggests only 2 lakh vendors have received funds due to slow implementation. The coordinator of National Association of Street Vendors of India said that though the scheme is useful, there is resistance in banks and… read-more