JMC starts registration of street vendors for their rehabilitation

Street vendors getting themselves registered with JMC on Friday.
Street vendors getting themselves registered with JMC on Friday.

Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, May 20: Jammu Municipal Corporation today started two- day registration programme at Jambu Lochan Community Hall, Ambphalla, to register all the street vendors / hawkers (Rehri walas) under The Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending) Act, 2014, to rehabilitate them.
The registration programme started on the directions of Commissioner, JMC,   Mandeep Kaur, under the guidance of Assistant Commissioner (Revenue), Subah Mehta.
During first day of the programme, a good response was received and 500 street vendors / hawkers registered themselves with the JMC. The general public welcomed this registration programme and the steps taken for the welfare of street vendors / hawkers. Jammu Municipal Corporation has also identified the vending zones for city vendors where they can be collectively accommodated with dignity and without hindering traffic. The registration programme shall also continue on May 23, 2016 at the same venue from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM.
Meanwhile, Jammu Municipal Corporation has appealed to the street vendors / hawkers within its jurisdiction to get them registered failing which no street vendor/hawker shall be allowed to ply within the limits.