CR hopes to earn ₹30-50cr by regularising hawkersThe Central Railway in Mumbai plans to formalize hawking on local trains, aiming to generate ₹30-50 crore annually. Hawkers will be allowed to sell both consumables and non-consumables on trains but not at stations or platforms. The plan includes 1,500 registered hawkers with QR codes on their uniforms for identification....
more... The initiative aims to enhance security and prevent unidentified individuals on trains. However, passenger associations oppose the move, citing concerns about overcrowding and inconvenience. They propose alternative spaces for hawkers on platforms or during non-peak hours. Currently, hawking on railway premises is illegal, resulting in significant fines and arrests. The proposed product categories include packaged food, cooked food, pre-cut fruits and vegetables, travel items, haircare products, cosmetics, jewelry, mobile accessories, garments, newspapers, and sanitary napkins.
Mumbai ka Central Railway local trains mein hawking ko regularise karne ka plan bana raha hai, jisse ₹30-50 crore ki income aane ki umeed hai. Hawkers ko trains mein consumables aur non-consumables dono sell karne ki permission di jayegi, lekin stations ya platforms pe nahin. Plan mein 1,500 registered hawkers honge,...
more... jinki uniforms pe QR code hoga. Isse security badhega aur trains mein unidentified people hone se roka ja sakega. Lekin, passenger associations is move ke against hain, unka kehna hai ki isse trains mein over-crowding aur inconvenience ho sakta hai. Unhone platforms pe ya non-peak hours mein hawkers ke liye alternate spaces ka proposal diya hai. Currently, railway premises mein hawking illegal hai, jisse bahut fine lagta hai aur arrests bhi hote hain. Proposed product categories mein packaged food, cooked food, pre-cut fruits and vegetables, travel items, haircare products, cosmetics, jewelry, mobile accessories, garments, newspapers, aur sanitary napkins shamil hain.