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Brihan Mumbai Mahanagar Palika
MUNICIPAL COPORATION OF GREATER MUMBAI
HAWKERS REGULATION BYELAWS
STRATEGY FOR MUMBAI CITY
BY
DR. SHANTARAM S. KUDALKAR
Deputy Municipal Commissioner (Hawkers Regulations)
Mumbai City- Area of wards &
Population density per Sq Km
(As per 2001 Census)
Wards
Area Sq Km
1991
2001
Mumbai
A
437.71
11.41
22677
17381
27366
18479
B
C
D
E
2.46
1.78
6.63
7.41
47854
110802
52018
63089
47168
114001
57744
59424
F
G
City
21.17
17.85
68.78
40048
56297
46342
43082
58260
48581
Mumbai Suburb- Area of wards &
Population density per Sq Km
Wards
Area Sq Km
1991
2001
H
21.05
37944
43621
K
47.46
26184
31831
P
64.27
44450
19241
R
77.56
12608
18912
Western
210.34
18770
24400
L
13.46
45809
57817
M
54.92
14984
19827
N
55.44
19125
11175
T
34.84
8704
9477
Eastern
158.66
17667
22111
Licensed Hawkers in Mumbai
Squatter Stall
Squatter Pitch
Temporary Monthly Permit
Cobbler Pitch
Cobbler Stall
P.C.O. Booth
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4120
1814
2509
1946
923
2385
Mafco Stall
Aarey Sarita Stall
Handicapped Stalls
Jai Jawan Stalls
Sugarcane Crushers
Stall of Maharashtra Federation
Roving Hand Cart
Stationary Hand Cart
Itinerant Hawkers
TOTAL
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37
129
172
16
217
8
673
185
25
5159
Hawkers survey in Mumbai
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In the year 1998, MCGM conducted the
survey of all licensed and unlicensed
hawkers with the help of TATA & YUVA,
an NGO
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As per the said survey, total number of
hawkers was approximately 1,03,000.
History of Hawkers related
litigations
1983 – Dispute raised between Bombay
Hawkers Union & MCGM.
 3.7.1985 –
Hon’ Supreme Court directed
MCGM to regulate the
Hawkers activity.
 1986 - Shri. D.M. Sukhtankar Committee
formulated the guidelines &
MCGM approved the guidelines.
 1996 - 488 Nos. Hawking Zones to
accommodate 49,000 Hawkers
were declared.
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Recommendations by
Shri. D. M. Sukhtankar Committee
Hawking Prohibited in areas
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Highways
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Markets
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Arterial Roads
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Religious Places
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Traffic Junctions
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Subways
Railway Stations
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Education
Institutes
History of further Hawkers related
litigations
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1999 -
Scheme of accommodating 38,000
Hawkers in 377 Hawking Zones
Challenged in Hon’ High Court.
5.7.2000 Hon’ High Court approved the
Scheme of 187 Hawking Zones
with restrictions
2002Maharashtra Ekta Hawkers &
others appealed against the order in
Hon’ Supreme Court.
History of further Hawkers related
litigations
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Hon’ Supreme Court approved
the Scheme by putting further
restrictions & directing State to
finalize the Hawkers policy.
2006 - A contempt against MCGM was filed
by M/s City Space, an NGO.
12.2.2007 Hon’ Supreme Court disposed of
all the related Petitions, except
the contempt & directed to form
the Urban Street Venders policy
in consistent with the National
policy on Urban Street Venders.
9.12.2003 -
Procedure for formulating the policy
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National Policy for “Urban Street Venders”.
State policy to regulate activity of “Urban Street
Venders”.
Policy to regulate activity of “Urban Street Vender” in the
city of Mumbai.
Approval from Law Committee & the Corporation to the
draft policy.
Inviting suggestions and objections.
Final draft of the policy by incorporating valid
suggestions and objections.
Approvals of final draft from Law Committee and the
Corporation.
Publication of the final policy in government gazette.
Structure of the Hawkers’ Policy for
Mumbai city
Institutional frame work for regulating
Hawkers’ activity.
 Registration of Hawkers and Planning
Hawking / non-Hawking Zones.
 Creating new areas for Hawking activity.
 Procedures for distributing places.
 Welfare activities for Hawkers.
 Control and Regulations of Hawking
activity.
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Institutional Frame work for
regulating Hawkers activity
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City Hawkers’ Committee of MCGM.
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Ward Hawkers’ Committee.
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Hon’ Mayor as Chairman & other members to take policy decision at
the apex level.
Ward Prabhag Samiti Adhyaksha as Chairman & other members to
take policy decisions pertaining to the ward & to function under the
direction of MCGM City Hawkers’ Committee.
Ward Hawkers’ Technical Committee.
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Assistant Commissioner of the ward as Chairman & his other officers
as members to take all Technical Decisions to decide the Hawking /
non-Hawking Zones & to implement the policy.
Registration of Hawkers
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The PCO booths, cobblers’ pitch/stalls, Arey Sarita
Stalls & Other general stalls licensed earlier by
MCGM shall continue as licensed Hawkers and they
are excluded from definition of Registered Hawkers.
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All other Hawkers shall be registered as Stationery
Hawkers and Itinerary Hawkers.
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The registration of new Hawkers shall be by calling
applications and allotment after drawing lots.
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Meticulous record keeping, issuing identity cards &
forming SHGs to regulate their own activities.
Planning Hawking / non-Hawking
Zones
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Hawkers registered under this policy will be in following
three categories:
 Stationery Hawkers in Hawking Zone-I.
 Stationery Hawkers in Temporary Hawking Zone-I.
 Itinerary Hawkers in Temporary Hawking Zone-I,
Hawking Zone-II & in the private areas permitted for
Hawking.
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Non-Hawking Zone criteria
 Prohibited area on account of security & confidentiality.
 Places of worships, markets, hospitals, school &
colleges.
 Crowded places with traffic congestion, railway foot
over bridges, flyover bridges, traffic junctions.
Creating new areas for Hawking
activity
Proposed amendments to DC rules:
 Creating food plazas.
 Night time food courts.
 Weekly / weekend food courts.
 Pitches in private premises to sell
vegetables / fruits / eggs / milk.
 Provide pitches in municipal market to sell
vegetables / fruits / eggs / milk.
Procedures for distributing places.
Relocating licensed stationery Hawkers
from non-Hawking to Hawking Zone.
 Inviting the applications for Registrations.
 Working out number of available pitches.
 Forming a Committee to draw the lots.
 Allotment of pitches to Registered
Hawkers after drawing the lots.
 Issuing the identity cards & forming SHGs.
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Welfare activities for Hawkers
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Forming Self Help Groups (SHG).
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Financial assistance to share capital.
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Insurance coverage.
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Periodical health check-up.
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Training & development of skills.
Control and Regulations of
Hawking activity
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Dividing the Hawking & non-Hawking
Zones into beats.
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Beat wise responsibility to the Officers.
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Amendments in MCGM Act & Mumbai
Police Act to deal with the violations by
un-authorized & authorized Hawkers.