CONTENTS List of Tables List of Graphs List of Maps List of Figures 1. Introduction 1.1. Informal Economy 1 1.1.1. Approaches to Informal Sector 1 1.1.2. Importance of Informal Sector in Indian Economy 4 2. Literature Review 2.1. Street Vendors 6 2.1.1. Defining Street vendors 6 2.1.2. Why Street Vendors??? 7 2.1.3. Trade Union 8 2.1.4. Natural Markets 9 2.1.5. Urban public space 9 2.1.6. Gender and public space 9 2.1.7. Street Vendors in the Informal Sector 10 2.1.8. Street Vendors in India 11 2.1.9. Street vendors in Kolkata 12 2.2. About the city 12 2.2.1. Chronological growth and development of Kolkata city 13 2.2.2. Migration in the city 14 2.2.3. Migration and street vendors 16 2.2.4. Initiatives taken by Non-Government Organizations in India 17 a. NASVI 17 b. SEWA 18 3. Research Methodology 3.1. Aim 20 3.2. Objectives 20 3.3. Research questions 20 3.4. Research Framework 20 3.5. Research Methodology 22 3.6. Need of Study 23 3.7. Scope of study 24 3.8. Limitations to study 25 4. Policies of Urban Street Vendors 4.1 National Policy of Urban Street Vendors 26 4.1.1. Rationale 26 4.1.2 .Objectives 27 4.1.3. Policy 27 4.1.4. Regulatory body 28 4.1.5 .Participatory process 28 4.1.6. Registration of vendors 28 4.1.7. Hawking and No-Hawking Zones 28 4.1.8. Eviction, Relocation and Confiscation 29 4.1.9. Credit security 30 4.1.10. The difference between the draft policy of 2004 and revised policy of 2009 showed certain modifications 30 4.2 Assessment of the NPUSV, 2009 in different the States 31 4.3 Review of the Laws and Policies 33 4.3.1 Constitutional provisions 33 4.3.2 Genesis of Municipal Laws regarding street vendors 34 4.4 Kolkata: State Governments policy on eviction 38 5.. Profile of the Surveyed Market Locations 41 5.1.. New Market 41 5.2. College Street 43 5.3. Gariahat Market 45 5.4. Lake market 49 5.5. Kalighat Market 51 5.6. HaatibganMarket 53 5.7. Kasba-Dhakuria Market 55 6 Market Area Analysis 56 6.1 Location -based Analysis 59 6.2 Trade-based Analysis 6.3 Socio-Demography 66 6.5 Issue-based Analysis 79 7. Case Studies Case study 1 86 Case study 2 89 Case study 3 93 Case study 4 96 Case study 5 97 Case Study 6 99 8. Findings-Recommendations-Conclusion 8.1. The major findings from the analysis of the primary survey 100 8.2. Findings from Case studies 103 8.3. Points against the street vendors 108 8.4. Recommendation 109 8.4.1. Policy level 109 8.4.2. Policy at City level 110 8.4.3. Policy at Market level 112 8.4.4. Strategies for newly relocated vendors 117 8.5. Conclusion 117 Bibliography & Annexure