Without prejudice to any other provisions of the Act, a Town Vending Committee (TVC) shall perform the following functions,
(i) to facilitate survey for street vending and final decision about vending zones along with their holding capacity as worked out by the local authority.
Explanation - For deciding the vending zones, the Town Vending Committee will have the base materials / data from the Urban Local Body. The Bye- Laws (Regulations) and the planning will identify the vending zones.
(ii) In case the Town Vending Committee has got any points to be made about the zoning or about the area to be allotted to each individual vendor it may draw the attention of the planning and local authority to suitably modify the plan. After obtaining the opinion of the authority, the Town Vending Committee shall take an appropriate decision.
(iii) While making recommendations and suggesting changes about the vending zones the Town Vending Committee will have to take into consideration the road width, traffic flow and the pedestrian movement in the area concerned.
(iv) Issuing, withholding, suspending and cancelling of the vending certificate.
(v) Getting the social audit initiated on the implementation of the Act.
(vi) On the recommendation of the Urban Local Body (ULB), Town Vending Committee will declare the Natural market, Weekly market, Heritage market, Festive market, Seasonal market, Night bazaar and Niche market with their exact location and specific period in case of Seasonal market or Festive market. In case, new such markets are evolving, the Town Vending Committee should get the necessary survey carried on of the area and such 11 other aspects as it deems necessary and declare the place a market, of any of the earlier mentioned category, depending on the situation.
(vii) To furnish from time to time to the Government such returns as may be prescribed under the Act and these Rules.
(viii) To provide comments to the Government for undertaking promotional measures of making available credit, insurance and other welfare schemes of social security for the street vendors.