GVMC to establish 21 vending zones for street vendors in Visakhapatnam in the first phase

Following the removal of thoroughfare vendors, shops, and different encroachments nether Operation Life to Urban Green Spaces (LUNGS), the Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC) has shifted its absorption to creating dedicated vending zones. In the archetypal phase, 21 specified zones volition beryllium acceptable up crossed the metropolis implicit the adjacent fewer weeks to accommodate eligible vendors.

GVMC is presently identifying eligible vendors. To qualify, vendors indispensable beryllium to the Below Poverty Line (BPL) category, beryllium registered successful the thoroughfare vendor recognition survey with a valid registration number, and run exclusively wrong GVMC limits. They indispensable person been contiguous during caller encroachment removal drives, beryllium enrolled nether MEPMA schemes, and support records of integer outgo transactions. Only 1 subordinate per household volition beryllium recognized arsenic a vendor, and vendors are not allowed to behaviour concern astatine aggregate locations.

Vendors gathering these criteria volition beryllium permitted to run successful designated vending zones and volition beryllium eligible for benefits nether cardinal authorities schemes, including the PM SVANidhi scheme, said P.M. Satyaveni, Project Director of the Urban Community Development helping of GVMC.

“We are identifying eligible vendors and creating vending opportunities for them. The GVMC has submitted a database of 21 vending zones to the authorities and awaits its approval,” she said, adding that support is expected wrong a fewer weeks.

According to estimates by the UCD wing, astir 18,000 vendors run wrong GVMC limits. Since the 21 designated vending zones are insufficient, GVMC Commissioner Ketan Garg has asked officials to place further authorities lands to grow vending zones crossed the city. Shops volition beryllium gradually reallocated to vendors successful a phased manner.