Rights of Hawkers: A Study under the Indian Legal Framework
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Date
2021-03
Journal Title
Indian Journal of Law and Justice
Journal Editor
Bandyopadhyay, Rathin
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University of North Bengal
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Biswas, S. K., & Mondal, C. (2021). Rights of Hawkers: A Study under the Indian Legal Framework. Indian Journal of Law and Justice, 12(1), 109–131. https://ir.nbu.ac.in/handle/123456789/4142
Authors
Biswas, Sujit Kumar
Mondal, Champa
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Abstract
Hawkers form an integral part of the urban economy. Majority of the population
depends on hawkers for affordable goods and services. Hawking constitutes a sizable
proportion of the informal sector and creates opportunities for entrepreneurship and
self-employment. It is not only considered as a source of self-employment to the poor in
cities but also an ‘affordable’ as well as ‘convenient’ means of livelihood to majority of
the urban population. According to the Periodic Labour Force Survey of 2017-2018,
there were around 11.9 million hawkers in India of whom it is the women who constitute
a larger portion of these hawkers. Despite such a massive population being engaged in
such occupation, hawking is characterised by uncertainty, extortion, and low standards
of regulation. Therefore, it is necessary to observe whether these hawkers have been
granted with any rights under the Indian legal framework. The study, therefore, focuses
on the rights granted to the hawkers under the Constitution of India and under various
legislation of India. It also examines those remarkable judicial pronouncements which
uphold the rights of the hawkers. Special significance is given to the national policies
framed by the Government of India to protect the interest of the hawkers. The study
analyses the Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending)
Act, 2014. At the last but not the least, the study also focuses on the recent issues and
challenges faced by the Government to address Covid-19 impact on the hawkers and
provide some suitable suggestion to this respect.
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12
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1
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0976-3570
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109 - 131