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What about 'unlock' for vendors?

Only a clear set of instructions and an unambiguous whip to police and municipal officials can prevent harassment of street hawkers

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Bhuvana Anand Jayana Bedi Prashant Narang

5 min read Last Updated : Jun 25 2020 | 10:21 PM IST

Sitting on a bench in the Defence Colony market in Delhi — once bustling with vendors — Upendra Kumar Gupta from the National Hawker Federation remarks, “Even though the lockdown has been lifted, police are not letting any vendors set up their stalls. They argue that the government has not issued any guidelines for vendors. Many low-income people, who have resumed work, depend on hawkers for food. But the government does not realise that”.

As India entered Unlockdown 1.0, the Ministry of Family Health and Welfare released the standard operating procedures (SOPs) for religious places, malls, restaurants and offices, which

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Topics : Coronavirus Lockdown Street vendors

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