The Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) Council, on Friday, passed a resolution to regulate street vending across the city, and imposed new vending fees for urban street vendors.
The new vending fees range from ₹250 to ₹3,000 per annum, depending on the type and size of the vendor’s space. Stationary vendors (full-time) should pay 1% of the guideline value, i.e. property value, subject to a minimum of ₹750 per annum for spaces up to 10 square feet (sq.ft), and up to ₹3,000 per annum for spaces over 25 sq.ft. Part-time stationary vendors with spaces up to 10 sq.ft. must pay ₹375 per annum.
Further, mobile vendors using motor vehicles must pay ₹750 to ₹3,000 per annum, depending on the size of their space, and those without motor vehicles must pay between ₹375 and ₹1,500 per annum. Vendors using headloads should pay ₹250 annually.
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Further, mobile vendors using motor vehicles will pay ₹750 to ₹3,000 per annum, depending on the size of their space. Mobile vendors without motor vehicles will pay between ₹375 and ₹1,500 per annum, and vendors using headloads will pay ₹250 annually.
