Mumbai: ‘We’ve been hawking here for 40 years’

Updated On: 19 July, 2023 07:13 AM IST | Mumbai | A Correspondent

Dadar hawkers request BMC, cops to let them continue their business on the roads; ask how they will repay the loan they were forced to take under the PM SVANidhi scheme

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Hawkers on Ranade Road in Dadar. File pic

Hawkers want to remain on the roads in overcrowded Dadar. After facing regular action at the hands of the cops, vendors have requested the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) and police to allow those who have been doing business in the area for the past four decades to ply their trade. “The BMC recognised us via a survey and recommended us for the PM loan scheme but refuses to allow us to work,” a hawker said.

Dadar, a central location, is highly congested. The BMC and police have been cracking down on hawkers in the area for the past six months. Though commuters are happy about this, there is another side to the story. Vendors who have been here for more than 40 years and whose names are in the published list of authorised hawkers are taking a stand.

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