
BENGALURU: Over 27,000 street vendors will receive identity cards to run their businesses across the eight zones of Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike.
At a meeting at the BBMP head office on Monday, Chief Commissioner Tushar Girinath said, “The survey of street vendors is being conducted using mobile application, and so far, about 27,655 street vendors have been identified zone-wise. Identity cards and certificates will be distributed and vendors instructed to conduct their business only in designated areas.”
The survey of street vendors in BBMP limits is being conducted under the Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihoods and Regulation of Street Trading) Act, 2014, and Karnataka Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihoods, Regulation, and Licensing of Street Trading) Scheme, 2020.
At a meeting with several senior officials, including Special Commissioners Munish Moudgil and KN Harish along with zonal commissioners, implementation of the ‘Onti Mane’ scheme was also discussed.
Girinath said eligible beneficiaries must be identified promptly among the applications received under the scheme and necessary measures taken to release funds in phases.
FIRs over illegal hoardings
The BBMP chief issued strict instructions to officials to file FIRs against individuals or organisations erecting unauthorized hoardings or advertisements. All BBMP zones must identify unauthorised advertisements and remove them immediately.