After the Bombay High Court observed that unauthorised hawkers have taken over every street, the BMC has been cleaning up the streets. The hawker’s union has demanded implementation of the Hawkers Policy that has been pending for eight years, a report stated in this paper. The Azad Hawkers Union has written to Chief Minister Eknath Shinde requesting a meeting to discuss the same. The Town Vending Committee (TVC), decides guidelines and eligibility of the Hawkers Policy.

As per the policy, there must be a central Town Vending Committee and seven zone-wise committees, each comprising 20 members. Of these, 12 are nominated while eight are hawkers’ representatives, elected by vendors— 32,000 hawkers are eligible voters.