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Types
of goods: permitted and prohibited for selling by hawkers
i)
If public streets and pavements
are to be used by hawkers for their trade, this is then only for
the sale of convenience goods. The Supreme Court states that :
a)
“Vending of costly items such as electrical appliance, video
and audiotapes was not to be allowed. It was observed that ordinarily
hawkers are only supposed to deal with articles of immediate requirement
and/or `convenience shopping.”
b)
“the small trader on the sidewalks can considerably add to the comfort
and convenience of general public, by making available ordinary
articles of everyday use for a comparatively lesser price."
ii)
Based on the above, the following categories
are recommended for goods that are sold by hawkers:
Category
A) – convenience goods that will be permitted in hawking zones –
these are all items or services that are required on daily basis,
by people, on their way to and from their home and workplace.
Category
B) – Other goods – that will be permitted to be sold by roving hawkers
and in hawking plazas – these are all items or services that are
used by people, frequently, but not on an urgent basis; therefore,
either the customer may go to the hawking plaza to avail of the
goods / services as desired, or the hawker may roam from street
to street to offer the same.
Category
C) Food items that require cooking: In the interests of safety and
hygiene, cooking of food is prohibited on public streets and footpaths.
Hence those hawkers cooking and selling food items (as listed) are
recommended to integrate themselves with shops, establishments,
co-operative societies, etc. where possible, while following all
other relevant rules applicable. No licenses, either in hawking
plazas or roving licenses will be given for cooking and selling
food.
Category
D) Prohibited Goods: These goods are banned from being sold anywhere
on the streets, pavements, hawking plazas, etc. as they do not fit
into the category of “convenience” goods, or “essential and cheap
goods/ services” that is the basic requirement for allowing hawkers.
Annexure
1: Types of goods: permitted and prohibited
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A) Convenience Goods
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B) Examples
of other Goods and services
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C) Examples
of Food items that require cooking (if pre-cooked then
go into category B)
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D) Examples
of Prohibited Goods
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1.
Vegetables
2.
Fruits
3.
Coconuts
4.
Bread and eggs
5.
Newspapers
6.
Flowers for puja / gajras
7.
Others as notified from time to time
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A)
Goods Vendors
1.
Foods: Ice-Cream / kulfi, Bhel / chaat items / chana, sugarcane, Roasted corn, Cut-fruits
and vegetables, Sandwiches, juices / cold drinks / golas / lassi, packed or pre-cooked food / snacks / sweets / candy floss,
etc.
2.
Paan / cigarette / bidis
3.
Fish
4.
Drinking water
5.
Books / Magazines
6.
Stationery Items
7.
Lottery tickets
8.
Plants and saplings
9.
Luggage / bags
10.
Leather items (belts, wallets, bags)
11.
Shoes / chappals
12.
Plastic goods / household goods
13.
Readymade garments
14.
Imitation jewellery
15.
Cosmetic items
16.
Cutlery / crockery
17.
Hardware Items
18.
Furniture Items
19.
Florists
20.
Pottery
21.
Amusement articles / toys / balloons
22.
Flags
23.
Rat poison
24.
Others as notified from time to time
B) Service providers:
1.
Cobbler
2.
shoe shine
3.
Raddi walas (paper, etc. recyclers)
4.
Typing / photocopying
5.
Photographers
6.
Umbrella / bag repair
7.
Mattress repair
8.
Plumbers / masons / carpenters
9.
Locksmith
10.
Blacksmith
11.
Jyotish walas
12.
Presswalas / laundry
13.
Barber / ear cleaner
14.
Others as notified from time to time
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1.
Vada pav / Bhajiya
2.
Pavbhaji
3.
Chinese Food
4.
Biryani / rice / pulao
5.
Sheek kababs
6.
Frankies / roll
7.
Tandoori items
8.
Chicken stall
9.
Idli and dosas
10.
Full meal
11.
Tea stall
12.
Omlette / egg
13.
Others as notified from time to time
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1.
Audio cassettes / CDs, etc (piracy laws)
2.
Matka Bookies (illegal activity)
3.
Electronic goods (grey market)
4.
Poultry vendors (under slaughter house laws)
5.
Fire crackers (fire safety laws – must be in
designated and regulated areas only)
6.
Money changer
7.
Jari Buttiwala (prevention of quacks
and black magic, etc)
8.
Others as notified from time to time
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i)
Private transport booking stalls: will not
be permitted on the pavements or public streets – and neither will
this trade or business be feasible in the “roving” category of hawking.
It is recommended that such stalls integrate themselves within the
premises of existing shops and establishments in the locality that
they operate in, as is the case for similar transport booking stalls
in Pune city, near the railway station.
Note:
Readymade
goods (shoes, clothes, handbags, etc.), etc. not to be permitted
in hawking zones, despite the fact that they provide “cheap” alternatives
to people, as hawkers are not paying any of the property prices,
taxes or overheads that shopkeepers do, who are selling the same
goods. Also this encourages the grey market and is thus a loss to
the economy.
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