Archive · 30 Jul 2026
BMC Fast‑Tracks Mumbai Hawker Disputes with New Grievance Panel
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, or BMC, wants to make it easier for street vendors in Mumbai to solve problems.
They plan to create a small panel of three people, led by a judge, to decide on disputes about licences and where vendors can sell.
The panel will work for five years.
The BMC also will set up a Town Vending Committee in a week to give vendors official spots to sell.
They have already given QR‑code cards to about 48,000 vendors and are keeping a list of who is allowed to sell.
They found that 3,167 vendors from an earlier survey have died, so they want to give their licences to their families.
BMC proposes a three‑member grievance panel to speed up street‑vendor disputes.
Panel will be headed by a serving or retired City Civil Court judge and serve a five‑year term.
The long‑awaited Town Vending Committee is expected to be formed within a week to allocate authorised vending spaces.
BMC has issued QR‑code identity cards to nearly 48,000 hawkers and is building a database of authorised vendors.
The verification drive found 3,167 authorised hawkers have died, prompting plans to transfer licences to legal heirs.
- Who
- Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation and a serving or retired City Civil Court judge
- What
- Fast‑track resolution of street‑vendor disputes with a new grievance panel
- When
- Proposed now; Town Vending Committee to be formed within a week; panel tenure 5 years
- Where
- Mumbai, India
- Why
- To speed up complaint resolution and enforce the Street Vendors Act
- Committee type
- Grievance Redressal and Dispute Resolution Committee
- Tenure
- 5 years
- Number of members
- 3
- Head
- Serving or retired City Civil Court judge
- QR code identity cards issued
- 48,000