Published by Authority
No. 32 ] CHANDIGARH, FRIDAY, AUGUST 7, 2020 (SRAVANA 16, 1942 SAKA)
PART I
Punjab Government Notifications and Orders
GOVERNMENT OF PUNJAB
DEPARTMENT OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT
(Local Government- 4 Branch)
(Punjab Municipal Bhawan , Plot No-3 , Sector 35-A, Chandigarh)
NOTIFICATION
The 30th July, 2020
No. 5/34/2018-5LG4/ 1249.– In exercise of the powers conferred by section 21 of the Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending) Act, 2014 (Central Act No. 7 of 2014), the Governor of Punjab is Pleased notify the following plan for street vending carrying out the purposes in the urban limit of Municipal Council, Kharar of the aforesaid Act, Namely:-
Chapter-I
1. Short title and commencement- (1) This plan may be called the Municipal Council Kharar, Punjab
Street Venders (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending) Plan, 2019.
(2) It shall come into force on and with effect from the date of its publication in the Official Gazette.
2. Definitions- (1) In the plan, unless the context otherwise requires, -
(a) "Act" means the Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending) Act,
2014; and
(b) "Annexure" means the Annexure appended to this Plan; and
(c) "Scheme" means the Punjab Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street
Vending) Scheme, 2016.
(2) The words and expressions not defined in the Plan but defined in the Act, Rules and Scheme, shall
have the same meaning as assigned to these expressions in the said Act, Rules and the Scheme, as the case may be.
CHAPTER-II
3. Stationery Street Vendors:- An urban area having total population of 74589 as per Census, 2011 shall have the vending zone (s) in the ratio of 2.5 percent of the population as envisaged under the Act, at the places identified, subject, however, to the following norms, namely:-
( 555 )556 PUNJAB GOVT. GAZ., AUGUST 7, 2020 (SRVN 16, 1942 SAKA) PART I] (1) No Person shall carry out any sale transaction, as specified in Annexure-I appended with this plan except the areas earmarked to them in their Street Vending Certificates.
(2) Each Street Vending Certificate holder shall keep a Photo ID issued in the form (as specified in Annexure-III) of the Scheme.
(3) In the Survey 62 street vendors have been identified in Municipal Council, Kharar
(4) The following areas as specified in the Table given below to be the vending zones for the said Municipal Council, Kharar namely:-
TABLE
Serial No. Name of Area
1 Old Morinda Road, Near Labour Shed, Kharar
(5) The total capacity of Street Vendors in Municipal Council, Kharar is 90.
(6) The maximum area for a stationery street vendor, shall not be less than 40 sq. ft. (i.e. 8 X 5 sq. ft. ) in dimensions.
(7) Each Vending zone:-
(a) Shall have portable water supply facility and an electricity connection from the Punjab State Power Corporation Limited.
(b) Shall have dustbins as per specifications of the Swachh Bharat Mission or any other mission/ Scheme.
(c) Shall be cleaned during night time under the said mission/ scheme.
(d) Shall have one toilet at each kilometer under the above mission/ scheme.
(8) Mobile/Stationery street vendor shall be provided foundation area by the Municipal Council, Kharar.
(9) The number of street vendors shall confirm to the population in the ratio of 2.5 percent in each Municipal Council, Kharar.
(10) The street vendors who were identified in the survey only to be given a space on time sharing basis in a common shed covered with sheets with a minimum height of 18'-20' ft without walls, to carry on the business of vending activities in accordance with the terms and conditions fixed by the Urban Local Bodies.
(11) The place of vending shall be allotted by way of draw of lot and this process should be videographed.
(12) Street Vendors shall have no right of ownership of the allotted place. He will have to pay regularly vending fee levied under Street Vendors Scheme or fixed by local bodies. Otherwise the local bodies have a right to evict the vendors.
(13) The identified Street vendor shall not be allowed more space beyond 8'X8' This vending area includes passage in front of stall/ pushcarts for consumers/users to stand or buy goods and walkway for pedestrians.
(14) No vendors shall be allowed in vending zone on the footpath/ pavements on roadside
CHAPTER-III
4. Mobile Street Vendors:-
(i) Each mobile street vendor shall obtain a Street Vending Certificate as provided by the aforesaid scheme and shall also keep the photo identity while doing any sale activity in the Municipal Council, Kharar.
PART I] PUNJAB GOVT. GAZ., AUGUST 7, 2020 (SRVN 16, 1942 SAKA) 557CHAPTER-IV
5. No Vending Zone:- (1) The following areas, as indicated in the Table given below, shall be 'No Vending Zones' in the Municipal Council, Kharar.
TABLE
Serial No. Name of Area
1 All Hospital , all Govt . Office and all Schools
2 Chandigarh road Kharar
3 Landra road Kharar
4 Nijjer road Kharar
5 Old Morinda road Kharar
6 Desumajra school road and others roads where traffic hindrance will come in to notice in future.
7 Diwali, DusheraMela, Ambika Devi Mela, Gugga Mari Mela or any other religious festival.
(2) No Mobile Street Vendor or Stationery Street Vendor, shall carry out any sale activity in the Zones, as specified in clause (1) above.
3) Temporary/ Festival vending may be allowed only at palace mentioned on serial no 7 on the occasion Diwali, Dushera Mela, Ambika Devi Mela, Gugga Mari Mela or any other religious festival.
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6. Miscellaneous:- (1) Every Municipality shall ensure that the area being provided to the street vendors is its property (i.e. the concerned Municipal Committee's property). In case, such property is the ownership of any Central or the State Authority or any other Government/ Corporate authority, then respective M.C. shall get a No Objection from the authority concerned and only thereafter earmark such property same to be a vending area/ zone.
(2) Each street vendor shall ensure that he will not encroach the Government passage in front of his vending space, which would cause inconvenience to the general public or cause an obstruction in the passage or road adjoining their vends for smooth movement.
3) There will be no display of advertisement at vending zones or on the vehicle of vender without the permission of Municipal Council Kharar.
4) Municipal Council may regulate/restrict the sale of meat product and Tabacoo product at the vending zone.
5. Rates of Street vending shall be decided as per the nature of vending, location of vending zone and also to meet the expenses for making arrangements for land and civic amenities given by Municipal Corporation/ Municipal Council, Kharar.
SANJAY KUMAR , IAS
Chandigarh
Additional Chief Secretary to Government of Punjab The 23rd July, 2020
Department of Local Government