In a bid to improve street vending, a total of 90 members of town vending committees were elected to the 15 zones of the Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) on Friday. Six members were elected to each of the town vending committee in the 15 zones (each zone will have a committee).
The town vending committees will be chaired by GCC’s Regional Deputy Commissioner. Once a government order is issued, the town vending committees will start holding meetings to finalise vending zones across the city.
The elections were held on Thursday, and the counting was completed on Friday.
According to a press release, of the 33,389 street vendors registered to vote, 12,290 cast their votes (36.81% turnout) on Thursday.
Of the total who voted, 6,070 were men, 6,213 women, and seven other-gender individuals.
Meanwhile, requests to regulate vending on the roads were put forth.
Raghukumar C. of the Perambur Neighbourhood Forum said that at Shenoy Nagar’s Pulla Avenue, hawkers occupied both the pavements, and even parts of the road.
T.K. Shanmugam, president of the Federation of North Chennai Residents’ Welfare Association, said that the committees should be allowed to exercise the powers assigned to them.
Published – June 28, 2025 12:22 pm IST
