Meghalaya Hawkers’ Association Warns of Agitation Over PTVC Actions

SHILLONG: The Meghalaya & Greater Shillong Progressive Hawkers & Street Vendors Association (MGSPHSVA) has threatened to launch an agitation unless the Provisional Town Vending Committee (PTVC) convenes an emergency meeting within the next two days. The association also called for the immediate withdrawal of public notices and the cancellation of all actions taken by the PTVC, deeming it an illegal body.

The hawkers’ association argued that eligible vendors should be allowed to elect their representatives to a legally established Town Vending Committee (TVC), as outlined in the December 13, 2022 letter. This demand follows recent notices issued for the relocation of hawkers and street vendors from Khyndailad.

In a letter addressed to the PTVC chairperson, the association’s president, Biolin Pyrtuh, emphasized, “There has been a serious breach, as the notice is being issued by a body that claims to be a TVC. However, it is not a legally constituted TVC but a Provisional Town Vending Committee. The governor has been misled into signing a notification, and we hope the High Court is not misled as well.”

Pyrtuh further clarified that the hawkers and street vendors had agreed to the temporary PTVC for the sole purpose of conducting an on-site survey, reviewing claims and objections, and preparing a list of legitimate vendors for certification.

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