Problems And Pospectus Of Women Street Vendors

Abstract

Street vending as an occupation has been in continuation in India. In the major cities of Tamil Nadu, the large numbers of urban poor live on by working in the informal sector.Street vendors can be called as small capitalist of the poor who are at the margins termed as but are hugely independent and entrepreneurial. Street Vendors are mainly visible section of the informal market. Street vending is an economic reality that works to the advantage of both sellers and consumers, providing productive employment for many and cheap goods and services for the urban poor. Vending as a profession has been carried out all along in known history and it has been an integral part of both rural and urban culture.  Poverty and lack of profitable employment in the rural areas of Tamil Nadu and in the minor towns drive large numbers of people to the capital city for work and livelihood. These people in general possess low skills and lack the level of education necessary for the better paid jobs in the organised sector. Besides, permanent secluded jobs in the organized sector are very low in Tamil Nadu; hence even those having the requisite skills are unable to locate proper employment. For these people, hawking/ street vending is one of the resources of earning a livelihood, as it requires smaller financial input and the skills involved are very low and also no entry level obstacles in this job.