CONTENTS 1 Introduction 1 1.1 Definitions 1 1.2 Debate on Space 3 1.3 Road transport and Vendors 3 1.4 Vendor's population 4 1.5 Legal Issues 5 1.6 National Policy on Urban Street Vendors 8 1.7 Aim 10 1.8 Objectives 11 1.9 Methodology 11 1.10 Scope and Limitations 11 2 Introduction to the City and informal markets 12 3 Street Vendors in Surat City 21 3.1 Commercial Information 23 3.2 Economic Information 23 3.3 Structural condition and duration of work 23 3.4 Locational characteristics, problems being faced by vendors & their future prospects 24 3.5 Natural market designs and occupied space 24 4 Provision of proper hawking space to avoid conflict with customers 25 4.1 Issue I- D cards to vendors 26 4.2 Improving economic status of hawkers 26 4.3 Infrastructure provision on site 27 References 28