ANNEXURE I

General Observations of selected Vending Market

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Name of the market:

Date and Time ......
Type of Market (along a stretch or clustered) ..
Existing Land use around the market ...
Approximate area occupied
No. of vendors in the market ..
Type of Site ...
(Open, Permanent Cover, Tent or Umbrella)

8) Mode of vending .............

(Kiosk or stall, Box-Lorri, Lorri, Patharna etc)

9) Type of vending activity ..

(Major activities like Fancy Items, Vegetables & Fruits, Plastic Items, Leather Goods, Eatables & Drinks, Clothes or Other)

10) If any activity is creating conflict? ..

(with ELU, transport etc)

VENDOR QUESTIONNAIRE
Interview No. :..
Date & Time ..
Location of Interview.........................................................................................................................

Name of the person being interviewed

Contact Details ...
1. OBSERVED INFORMATION
1.1 Gender (M/F/Other) .
1.2 Mode of vending? (Kiosk or stall, Box-Lorri, Lorri, Patharna etc)
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PERSONAL DETAILS
2.1. Age .
2.2. Caste ..........1 = Scheduled Caste. 2 = Scheduled Tribe.. 3 = other backward castes..4 = other (specify)
2.3. Religion .......1 = Hindu 2 = Muslim. 3 = Christian 4 = Jain..5 = other (specify)
2.4. Education : School...........................College
2.5. Level of literacy? 1= None.......2 = Signature..3 = Read4 = Write
2.6. Place of birth/ origin . 1= Ahmedabad city 2=ahd district3=from gujarat4=outside
gujarat.
2.7. If moved to Ahmedabad, when & why?
2.8. Where did you move from? ............1 = Rural area.2 = Small town.3 = Larger city.(Name of Location)
2.9. What language do you usually speak? (before 2.6)
1= Gujarati

2= Hindi (speak)

3=English

4=Urdu (speak)

5=Marathi

6=other (specify)

2.10. Location of house.......................................................... Distance (km).........................................................

2.11. Mode of transport to the market
2.12. Household Size ......................................................................................................................................................................
2.13. Number of working people in house at the moment?..........................................................................................................
2.14. Number of dependents ..
2.15. Do you have a ration card? 1 = Yes.2 = No....................If Yes:.......3 = APL or 4= BPL

2.16. Do you have a voting card?...................................................................... 1 = Yes.2 = No......

3. Economic Details:
3.1. Main goods / services sold? (detail)
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3.2. Are the goods imported? ...............1 = Yes 2 = Noif Yes from where..................................................
3.3. Place from where goods are bought with distance
3.4. Are any storage facilities available ?
3.5. How have you selected location and if come from some other location?
3.6. Which of the following are you?
1 = employer with assistants.2 = independent3 = paid employee.4 = unpaid employee5 = family member
3.7. #most important clients? And where do they come from? Numbers before and after?

1 = households 2 = passing pedestrians 3 = other businesses 4 = other street traders 5 = other (specify)

3.8. Initial Investment to set up (buy stuff/hawking space)

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3.9. How did you mobilize the initial investment .
3.10. Avg. monthly income and Household expenditure
3.11. What are the main advantages of trading here?..................................................................................................................
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3.10 What are the main problems of trading here? ....................................................................................................................
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4. Integration of the vendors

4.1 How have you been allocated the present vending space by corporation?
4.2 Are you a license holder? ..
1 = Yes.. 2 = No
4.3 Have you been provided facilities by corporation ? If yes, what type of facilities: ..........................
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4.4 Are you a member of a LOCAL MARKET COMMITTEE / a UNION/NGO ? ..
1 = Yes.. 2 = No
Which? ...........................Advantages of membership? ...
4.5 Have you been relocated to present location? ..

1 = Yes.. 2 = No

If YES, when, reason for relocation & effects on business? ....................................................................................................

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4.6 Have YOU ever suffered any of the following?

1 = harassment 2 = confiscation of 3 = fines
goods 3 =

4= eviction

5 = other (specify)

If yes, what happened?

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4.7 Are you aware of the Street Vendors Bill Act, 2014 and the present Street Vending Scheme of Ahmedabad? Details

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Opinion questions
5.1 What can be done to improve the facilities of this market? (For customers, vendors and passersby)
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Whether they would like to continue?
Whether the tradition should be continued for next generation?
Support from local authorities/policy?
5.2 What kind of reorganisation of the present market can be done? ..

5.3 In case of an eviction which alternate place would you prefer? .......................

5.4 The kind of consultative approach for reorganisation/ eviction?

5.5 Any opinions for alternative design ifany?

5.6 How can the Act, 2014 be implemented according to you? ..

Vendor Markets to be surveyed (on the basis of eviction done due to development projects)
1) Mansi Road Market New West Zone (Bodakdev Ward Ward 23)
2) CEPT University Road Market West Zone(Navrangpura Ward- Ward 27)
3) Bhadra Market Central Zone (Khadia Ward Ward 45)
4) Jamalpur Market Central Zone (Jamalpur Ward Ward 44)
5) Hattkeshwar Market South Zone (Hattkeshwar Ward 55)
6) Nehrunagar Market /Shreyas Crossing Market West Zone (Ambavadi Ward- Ward 26)
7) Naroda Road North Zone - (Naroda Road Ward 30)
8) Gurjari Bazaar, Sabarmati Central Zone (Raikhad Ward-

Specific Case Study

Old vendors, NGO, Authorities

General Background

Adjustment

Policy v/s reality