In a major relief to street vendors of Mysuru, the State government has asked the district administration to put on hold the eviction drive against street vendors till a Grievance Redressal Committee is constituted to hear their woes.
The street vendors in the city were at the receiving end of an eviction drive by the civic- and police authorities as part of a “footpath encroachment clearance drive”.
N. Manjushree, Mission Director, National Livelihood Mission, Bengaluru, in a letter dated February 8, 2022, has asked the Deputy Commissioner to ensure that street vendors are not evicted form their places of vending till the Grievance Redressal Committee is constituted.
