Press Invitation

Street Vendors Dialogue with Political Leaders and Development Activists in Delhi on 01 May at Kamani Auditorium from 11 am to 2 pm Union Ministers Ajay Maken and Pawan Bansal to join the dialogue More than 1000 street vendor representatives from several states would join To The Editor/Bureau Chief/News Editor/ Chief Reporter and Photo Section In charge Dear Sir/Madam National Association of Street Vendors of India (NASVI) with support from Centre for Civil Society (CCS) is going to organize a ‘National Street Vendors Dialogue with Political Leaders and Civil Society Representatives to Convert the Street Vendors Livelihood Protection Bill into the Act’ on 1 May in Delhi. This huge national convention would be attended by more than one thousand street vendor representatives of various states. The Union Minister of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation Shri Ajay Maken would join the dialogue as the Chief Guest. The Union Minister of Railways Shri Pawan Kumar Bansal would also join as Special Guest. Besides, several leaders across political spectrum, civil society representatives, labour rights activists and functionaries of development agencies would join the event. The main purpose of organizing the dialogue is to build momentum on getting effective central    law in the current session of parliament itself through bringing key stakeholders including Union Ministers, Members of Parliament, civil society representatives, labour and human rights activists, and street vendors of several states together in support of immediate enactment of Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending) Act. You are cordially invited to join this national advocacy event. Kindly assign your correspondent and photographer/camera team to cover it at 12 noon  on 1 May, 2013 at Kamani Auditorium, Copernicus Marg, New Delhi. Yours sincerely Ranjit Abhigyan Program Manager, NASVI m: +91-09650941320 Subhalakshmi D Senior Manager – Skills & Livelihoods, CCS m:+91-9811625337