GBA to re-enumerate street vendors, implement act through provisional TVCs
Bengaluru's Development Minister has ordered a fresh survey of street vendors following complaints of undercounting in previous data. The government aims to implement the Street Vendors Act, identify vending zones, and improve pedestrian infrastructure while balancing the needs of the informal economy.
Why it matters
It addresses the challenge of urban planning and the rights of informal workers in rapidly growing metropolitan areas.
Greater Bengaluru Development Minister Krishna Byre Gowda on Thursday (July 9, 2026) directed corporation officials to conduct a fresh survey of street vendors in the city following complaints of undercounting during the previous survey.
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