Author(s): Naveen Kumar Punia, Rajesh Malik

Abstract: Street vending has been one of the easiest ways to survive for working poor and is wide spread in the urban informal sector. Street vendors are self-employed, informal retail traders in urban labour market. Street vending is a very common economic activity in Rohtak city like any other city in India. It is very important to study about the various aspects related to social conditions of street vendors, as they are considered as marginalised group in the society. The study examines distribution of gender, age group, social category, education level, accommodation status and type of accommodation of street vendors. The study deals with 486 samples of street vendors at different locations and selling different products in Rohtak city. The study enlightens about various important social aspects related to street vending.

Keywords: Informal sector, Economy, Employment, Marginalised.

Article Info: Received: 28 Mar 2024; Received in revised form: 21 Apr 2024; Accepted: 27 Apr 2024; Available online: 30 April 2024

DOI: 10.22161/ijels.92.48