The Handbook is prepared as a guideline document to simplify the Street Vendors Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street vending Act, 2014; Kerala Street Vendors Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street vending Rules, 2018 and Kerala Street Vendors Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street vending Scheme, 2019. The Handbook helps in the smoother implementation of the laws and preparation of the bye law on Street vending. It is prepared in a question -answer format for easy understanding of the law. It is divided into two sections where each question has two components. The first section “What Law Says” gives a comprehensive understanding about the Street vending law and rules of both the Centre and Kerala government.

The second section titled “CPPR Comment” comments on each provision of the law including the gaps that can lead to difficulties in implementing the law. The Comment part of the handbook comes from rigorous field study and policy research while working for both the Alappuzha Municipality and the Kochi corporation.

The views expressed are those of the authors.