Members of the Meghalaya & Greater Shillong Progressive Hawkers and Street Vendors Association staged a protest on Friday, demanding the immediate formation of a full-fledged Town Vending Committee (TVC) and an end to what they called “arbitrary” decisions on vending zones.
Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma on Wednesday announced the government’s decision to extend financial support to registered street vendors and hawkers in other urban markets in the state through the CM Urban Livelihood Grant Scheme (CMULGS).
Meghalaya High Court has modified its earlier order by granting additional time for street vendors to set up and dismantle their shops at Khyndailad area.
Hawkers and street vendors refused to move from the Khyndailad area in protest against the eviction drive conducted by the Shillong Municipal Board (SMB) on Monday morning.
Tourism Minister Paul Lyngdoh on Tuesday informed that the government is in a final stage of shortlisting hawkers and street vendors for accommodating them in the 200 vending and hawking sites at Khyndailad area.
The Meghalaya High Court on Friday directed the district administration to take legal action new encroachments of street space by illegal street vendors even as it sought an action taken report on the implementation of policies, plans and proposals to make the capital of Meghalaya-Shillong region, a modern, clean and well administered city.
On Tuesday, Assistant Food Commissioner B.B.S. Mukhim directed officials to collect data on market vendors, including their names and business details, for further review.
