{"id":49504,"date":"2009-12-02T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-12-01T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/need-to-review-catering-policy-in-order-to-protect-small-vendors-in-on-2-december-2009"},"modified":"2017-05-24T17:53:42","modified_gmt":"2017-05-24T12:23:42","slug":"need-to-review-catering-policy-in-order-to-protect-small-vendors-in-on-2-december-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/need-to-review-catering-policy-in-order-to-protect-small-vendors-in-on-2-december-2009","title":{"rendered":"Need To Review Catering Policy In Order To Protect Small Vendors In &#8230; on 2 December, 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Lok Sabha Debates<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">Need To Review Catering Policy In Order To Protect Small Vendors In &#8230; on 2 December, 2009<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<pre><\/pre>\n<p>                                                      &gt; <\/p>\n<p><a class=\"marker_ref\" href=\"\/search\/?formInput=Title\">Title<\/a>: Need to review catering policy in order to protect small vendors in large &amp; medium railway stations.   <\/p>\n<p><a class=\"marker_ref\" href=\"\/search\/?formInput=SHRI%20PRABODH%20PANDA%20\">SHRI PRABODH PANDA <\/a>(<a class=\"marker_ref\" href=\"\/search\/?formInput=MIDNAPORE\">MIDNAPORE<\/a>): Madam, I want to raise a very important matter relating to the vending contractors working in the Railways.\u00a0 Small Railway vending contractors who are confined to one small stall or one small trolley only are being evicted systematically in all categories of stations &#8211;\u00a0 \u2018A\u2019, \u2018B\u2019 and \u2018C\u2019.\u00a0 The matter has been brought before the hon. Minister.\u00a0 The Minister intervened and the Minister wrote a letter to the concerned officers.\n<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0  <\/p>\n<p>\u00a0\u201cThese small licencees are running their small business from railway premises.\u00a0Please see that they are not unnecessarily victimized till such time a review of the policy is made, especially as these people belong to the weaker sections.\u201d  <\/p>\n<p>\u00a0  <\/p>\n<p>In spite of this letter, the officers are ignoring the situation and eviction process is continuing.\u00a0This is not only confined to one station but also to most of the \u2018A\u2019 \u201cB\u2019 and \u2018C\u2019 railway stations.\u00a0 I am particularly referring to stations at Shahdara, Panipat, Sonipat, Sarai Rohilla and Muzaffarnagar and stations at Khurda of Orissa and West Bengal.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 I am bringing this matter, to the notice of the Ministry, through you.\u00a0 \u2026 (Interruptions)\u00a0 Madam, let them not teach me..\u2026 (Interruptions) The Minister has already intervened..\u2026 (Interruptions)\n<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"marker_ref\" href=\"\/search\/?formInput=MADAM%20SPEAKER\">MADAM SPEAKER<\/a>:\u00a0 Please address the Chair.\n<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"marker_ref\" href=\"\/search\/?formInput=SHRI%20PRABODH%20PANDA%20\">SHRI PRABODH PANDA <\/a>:\u00a0 Madam Speaker, I am bringing this matter before you so that the concerned Ministry officials may take immediate steps without ignoring the intervention of the letter of the hon. 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