State lists out members of town vending committees for Chennai Corporation

Amid mounting complaints implicit pavements and roadsides being occupied by unauthorised vendors, the State authorities precocious issued a Government Order (G.O.) constituting Town Vending Committees (TVCs) — 1 for each of the 15 zones of the Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC).

The Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending) Act, 2014 mandates inclusive committees to demarcate vending zones, contented individuality cards, and resoluteness disputes.

According to the G.O., each committee volition beryllium chaired by the Regional Deputy Commissioner and volition see the Zonal Health Officer, Assistant Commissioners of Police (Law and Order and Traffic), and a elder Zonal Executive Engineer.

Further, the committees comprise six elected thoroughfare vendor representatives, and nominated members from traders’ associations, non-governmental organisations (NGOs), and residents’ payment associations (RWAs).

Ex-officio members volition besides capable positions specified arsenic the Zonal Health Officer, Assistant Commissioners of Police (Law & Order and Traffic), and a elder Zonal Executive Engineer.

The G.O mandates that this database beryllium displayed prominently successful the offices of Regional Deputy Commissioners for North, Central, and South regions.