Thiruvananthapuram Corporation to provide ID cards to 3,353 street vendors
The Thiruvananthapuram Corporation has identified a total of 3,353 street vendors who are running wayside businesses in different parts of the city. Out of this, the civic body has already issued identity cards and vending certificates to 500 vendors. The Corporation has now begun steps to distribute the same to the remaining vendors as well as to those who are included in the beneficiary list for the vending zones at RKV Road near Museum, Shangumughom beach and Charithra Veedhi in Fort.
The civic body has also fixed vending fees in three slabs based on the prominence of the vending zone allocated to the vendors as well as the type of cart or vehicle used for the trade. The highest rates have been fixed for stationary shops as well as for shops run from vehicles in the primary zone, with ₹2,250 for such shops below 10 sq ft in area and ₹4,500 for shops between 10 to 25 sq ft in area. The lowest rates are for push carts in the tertiary zone with ₹375 for such carts below 10 sq ft in area.
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