Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh Puri inaugurated the National Workshop on Street Vendors in New Delhi today.
The workshop has been organised as a part of the Shehri Samridhi Utsav. Speaking on the occasion, Mr Puri said, everyone appreciates that street vending as a profession has been in existence in India since times immemorial.
He said, it provides a source of self-employment and helps alleviate urban poverty. Housing and Urban Affairs Secretary Durga Shanker Mishra, was also present on the occasion.
The Shehri Samridhi Utsav, is an initiative which aims to extend the outreach of Deendayal Antyodaya Mission – National Urban Livelihoods Mission, DAY-NULM to the most vulnerable. It will facilitate access of Self-Help Group members to government schemes.
