Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation “ Welcome to the Delegates on National Seminar on Street Vendor Policy on 24th, December’09, Bhubaneaswar”

Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation

“Welcome to the Delegates on National Seminar on Street Vendor Policy on 24th , December’09, Bhubaneaswar”

Additional Commissioner (G)GVMC, Visakhapatnam

GVMC at GlanceGVMC at Glance► LOCATION OF THE CITY : The City is situated at LOCATION OF THE CITY : The City is situated at

East Coast of India and East Coast of India and adjacent to adjacent to Bay of Bengal. Bay of Bengal.

► POPULATION : The total population as per POPULATION : The total population as per census census 2001 (VMC) 9,82,910 2001 (VMC) 9,82,910

32 Gram Panchayat: 32 Gram Panchayat: 1,95,4891,95,489

Gajuwaka Gajuwaka Municipality: 2,48,953Municipality: 2,48,953

After merging, the total : 14,27,352.After merging, the total : 14,27,352. population comes to population comes to ► AREAAREA : 534 Sq. KM. : 534 Sq. KM.

GVMC at GlanceGVMC at Glance

►STATUS OF GVMC : STATUS OF GVMC : The Visakhaptnam Municipal The Visakhaptnam Municipal

Corporation has upgraded into that of Greater Corporation has upgraded into that of Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation during the Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation during the year November, 2005 by merging 32 surrounding year November, 2005 by merging 32 surrounding Gram Panchayats and Gajuwaka Municipality vide G Gram Panchayats and Gajuwaka Municipality vide G O Ms.No. 938 MA & UD (Elec.II) Dept. dt. O Ms.No. 938 MA & UD (Elec.II) Dept. dt. 21.11.2005. After merging the said areas, the 21.11.2005. After merging the said areas, the GVMC consisting of 6 zones and 72 wards.GVMC consisting of 6 zones and 72 wards.

GVMC at GlanceGVMC at Glance`STRENGTH OF THE BODY`STRENGTH OF THE BODY: : Ward Members.. 72 Ward Members.. 72

Co-option Members .. 5Co-option Members .. 5 M L As .. 7M L As .. 7 M PsM Ps . 3 . 3 M L Cs .. 1M L Cs .. 1

------------ Total:Total: 88 88

------------ RESERVATION PATTERNRESERVATION PATTERN ST : 1 ST : 1OF WARD MEMBERSOF WARD MEMBERS:: SC : 6 SC : 6

BCs : 24BCs : 24 WOMEN(G) : 14WOMEN(G) : 14 UNRESERVED : 27UNRESERVED : 27

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GVMC at GlanceGVMC at GlanceZONAL ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTUREZONAL ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE

GVMCGVMC(Main Office)(Main Office)

Zone IZone I

1 to 6 Wards1 to 6 Wards

MadhurawadMadhurawada a

Zone IIZone II

7 to 187 to 18

WardsWards

TSRTSR

CompleComplex x

Zone IIIZone III

19 to 30 19 to 30 WardsWards

SuryabagSuryabaghh

Zone IVZone IV

31to 49 31to 49

WardsWards

Gnanapuram Gnanapuram

Zone VZone V


GajuwakaGajuwaka

Zone VIZone VI


PendurthPendurthy y

GVMC at GlanceGVMC at GlanceDepartmental StructureDepartmental Structure

GVMC is having the following departmentsGVMC is having the following departments:: ► 1) Revenue denoted1) Revenue denoted► 2) Accounts denoted2) Accounts denoted► 3) General Administration3) General Administration► 4) Dispatch Section 4) Dispatch Section ► 5) Engineering Section5) Engineering Section► 6) Public Health6) Public Health► 7) Town Planning 7) Town Planning ► 8) Urban Community Development8) Urban Community Development► 9) Education Section 9) Education Section ► 10) Audit Section 10) Audit Section ► 11) Legal Cell11) Legal Cell

Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal CorporationCorporation

Action Taken Report on Vendor Policy 2004Action Taken Report on Vendor Policy 2004► Identified street vendors during slum surveyIdentified street vendors during slum survey► Organized awareness camps on safe drinking water Organized awareness camps on safe drinking water

& Hygienic environment& Hygienic environment► Supplied masks & other tools to maintain health Supplied masks & other tools to maintain health

and hygieneand hygiene► Arranged loans under USEP of SJSRY schemeArranged loans under USEP of SJSRY scheme► Identified spaces for hawkers zonesIdentified spaces for hawkers zones► Restricted street vendors operations in Red Zones Restricted street vendors operations in Red Zones

during peak hoursduring peak hours► Monitoring mechanism established through Public Monitoring mechanism established through Public

Health section & Town Planning section of GVMC in Health section & Town Planning section of GVMC in collaboration with traffic policecollaboration with traffic police


GVMC Initiatives to Implement Street Vendor Policy 2009GVMC Initiatives to Implement Street Vendor Policy 2009

As per the instructions of the Government, GVMC has As per the instructions of the Government, GVMC has initiated to implement the Vendor Policy 2009 in GVMC limits. initiated to implement the Vendor Policy 2009 in GVMC limits. Which includesWhich includes

► Orientation programme to all Head of the Departments of Town Orientation programme to all Head of the Departments of Town Planning, Public Health, Revenue and Urban Community Planning, Public Health, Revenue and Urban Community Development of GVMC on dt 08-12-2009 Development of GVMC on dt 08-12-2009

► Special officers were appointed for smooth implementation of the Special officers were appointed for smooth implementation of the programme on dt 08-12-2009programme on dt 08-12-2009

► Ward level and zonal level teams were constituted for data collection Ward level and zonal level teams were constituted for data collection on dt 09-12-2009 & from 11on dt 09-12-2009 & from 11thth identification vendors started. identification vendors started.

► Consultations meeting with Public, Street vendors Associations and Consultations meeting with Public, Street vendors Associations and Traffic Police for bifurcating the areas as Red zones, Amber zones Traffic Police for bifurcating the areas as Red zones, Amber zones and Green Zones in GVMC limits for streamlining the Street Vendorsand Green Zones in GVMC limits for streamlining the Street Vendors on dt 06-01-2010on dt 06-01-2010


Status of the Street Vendors in GVMCStatus of the Street Vendors in GVMC► Fruits Fruits :: 13201320► Vegetable Vegetable :: 18501850► Food items Food items :: 22452245► Flower Flower :: 322322► Meat, Chicken and Fish Meat, Chicken and Fish :: 14201420► Milk Milk :: 16651665► Handicrafts Handicrafts :: 250250► Pot Maker Pot Maker :: 152152► Fruit Juice/ Ice cream Fruit Juice/ Ice cream :: 13361336► Festival Items Festival Items :: 455455► OthersOthers :: 14851485

Total No.of Street Vendors identifiedTotal No.of Street Vendors identified : : 1250012500


Activities proposed by GVMC:Activities proposed by GVMC:--► Identification of street vendors, Formation of TVCIdentification of street vendors, Formation of TVC► Identification of Zones basing on vulnerability Identification of Zones basing on vulnerability

(Amber Zone, Green Zone and Red Zone)(Amber Zone, Green Zone and Red Zone)► Issue of Identity cards to street vendorsIssue of Identity cards to street vendors► Enhancing the capacity of street vendors by Enhancing the capacity of street vendors by

organising skill development and entrepreneual organising skill development and entrepreneual skillsskills

► Formation of Self-help Groups among the street Formation of Self-help Groups among the street vendorsvendors

► Arranging loan facility through nationalized banksArranging loan facility through nationalized banks► Awareness building on health and hygieneAwareness building on health and hygiene► Periodic monitoring by involving local NGOsPeriodic monitoring by involving local NGOs► Annual evaluation for appropriate modifications in Annual evaluation for appropriate modifications in

the policy.the policy.

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Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation “ Welcome to the Delegates on National Seminar on Street Vendor Policy on 24th, December’09, Bhubaneaswar”