A Study of Issues Concerned with Street Vendors in Pune City

Abstract

Vendors are the important part of unorganized sector and an integral part of urban newlineeconomy. Street vendors have a very low skill and low capital investment is newlinerequired to start source of livelihood. In comparison to other trades it is easier to newlineenter in a street vending for the poor migrants as well as lower income groups newlineliving in the city. newlineAccording the Ministry of Urban development and poverty alleviation, there are newlineover one crore vendors in India contributing to over 50% of countryand#8223;s savings and newline63 % of the GDP comes from vendors. Despite theses the vendors are seen as newline encroachersand#8223; and as public nuisanceand#8223; who obstruct traffic. newlineIn the urban areas mostly street vendors are rarely accepted as other well off newlinetraders and shopkeepers. In the city, local civilian always point out how these newlinevendors make urban life miserable as they block pavements, create traffic newlineproblems and also engage in disobedient activities. Shopkeepers who have newlineproficiency with Legal permit they are also point out vendors because the quality newlineof product is as good as departmental stores and shopping malls. newlineNormally street vendors purchases goods from wholesale market according to newlinetheir needs and capital (money) available. They load them in basket or on newlinepushcart, wheel barrow or cart and moves in selected areas to effect sales. Many a newlinetimes they announce loudly goods or articles on sale and their prices to attract newlinecustomers. Some of them may also display goods or articles of sale on footpath newlineand effect sales. For higher profit few purchase goods in lot, in auction or other newlinesales. May prepare and sell his/her own products and may operate means of newlineconveyance. Vendor may work on salary or commission basis or both.