Mysore/Mysuru: N. Raghavan, a social worker, environmentalist and proprietor of Raghulal & Co., a well-known medical shop in Mysuru, has donated 22 push carts to roadside vendors who do business in rain or shine. As many as 13 fruit-vegetable vendors, who do business in front of Sri Venkataramana Temple in Vontikoppal and nine vendors of…
Mysore/Mysuru: Applications are invited from eligible persons for PM Street Vendor’s Atmanirbhar Nidhi (PM SVANidhi), a micro financing scheme which is aimed at helping street vendors. Under this scheme, digital loan repayment scheme is encouraged and attractive prizes are given. Each beneficiary will get a loan of Rs.10,000. Those who are into street vending before…
MCC to act tough; Identifies 22 locations to set up testing facility 24×7 Testing Centre to open at K.R. Hospital on Monday Minister Dr. Sudhakar to hold review meeting on Oct. 5 Mysore/Mysuru: Seriously viewing the spurt in Corona positive cases, Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has decided to conduct a free Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) and…
Mysore/Mysuru: The Union Government has introduced ‘Pradhan Mantri Street Vendor’s Atma Nirbhar Nidhi’ scheme for advancing micro loans to street vendors. Following the launch, the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has invited applications from registered street vendors for availing Rs.10,000 loan under the scheme. The scheme will be in vogue till Mar. 2022. Registered street vendors…
Mysore/Mysuru: The Karnataka State Women Development Corporation has invited applications from poor SC/ST women street vendors for availing Rs.10,000 financial assistance (2019-20) under ‘Samruddhi’ scheme. The eligible SC/ST street vendor women, aged between 18 and 60 years, can collect the prescribed application form from the CDPO (Child Development Project Officer) Office and submit the same…
Mysuru: It has been nearly five years since 57-year-old Sannamma migrated from a remote village in H.D. Kote. She ekes out a living by selling green leaves and vegetables on Sayyaji Rao Road, a major shopping centre in the city. She has to sustain three children who live with her in a shack at Kalyanagiri….
Mysuru: On the one hand, street vendors face harassment by Police and money lenders, on the other hand is the constant threat of eviction by Municipal authorities. There has been a constant demand to evict footpath vendors making a clear way for pedestrians. At the Council Meeting of the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) held yesterday,…
By Dr. R. Balasubramaniam In a world obsessed with sports, politics and the economy, it is easy to see why most of us view and describe successful people in these sectors as ‘leaders’ today. The default understanding is that such people are ‘special’ and endowed with qualities that make them successful leaders. It is such…
By Prof. P.K. Misra Street vendors in a growing modern Indian city is an interesting and challenging phenomenon as it throws up many significant questions for which we do not have informed explanations. There is hardly any systematic and reliable data on them. For the people whom they serve they are customary strangers. For urban…
Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) is all set to distribute street vending licences with Quick Response (QR) Code and GPS-enabled vending licences and identity cards to all street vendors in city. The MCC has already conducted a survey of street vendors based on the directives from the State government to facilitate the extension of facilities provided…
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