A Study on Issues and Challenges Faced by the Street Vendors in Mysore City

Abstract

Street trading is the oldest mode of trading form of retail business in the country, though it was considered illegal in independent India for six decades. In the year 2014, the parliament agreed to the Street Vendors Act (to protect livelihood to regulate street vending), this act legally enables providing a prosperous atmosphere. In the present day, many street vendors primarily work to raise income to provide basic needs like food for their family members and to pay the school fees of their children. This would become the source of income for unemployed persons, especially middle-aged women who have limited education. In this context, through objective model methodology studies, this study selected 110 street vendors of Mysuru city to know their socioeconomic status along with the challenges and problems faced by them. 38.18 % of vendors were illiterate, 58.18% belonged to backward classes, and 28% of vendors had 251 to 350 rupees of daily income. 48.18% of traders face low-income problems and 40.9% of traders face a low range of competition in the market. Likely 40% of people facing medium-level challenges related to the environment, and 36.36% were confronting intermediate-level social security challenges. Around 46.37% were encountering a medium level of issues from the local committees. The study shows that 42.73% of traders were confronted with low levels of market fluctuations in prices. Hence, it is significant that this study helps to solve the problems of street vendors.