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Hawker culture exists in cities across the world — from Singapore and Hong Kong to Bangkok, Mumbai, Penang, and Mexico City.
Hawkers make daily shopping accessible, especially for the elderly and busy households, while offering goods at cheaper rates due to lower operating costs. They also create a vibrant street culture and serve as a low-barrier entry into entrepreneurship for thousands from marginalized and lower-income backgrounds.
But the system also comes with visible urban challenges.
Stalls and carts often spill onto footpaths and roads, forcing pedestrians into traffic and creating severe bottlenecks. Poor waste management leaves behind litter, clogs drainage systems, and attracts pests. In many cases, food safety oversight and regulatory compliance remain weak.
This creates a difficult policy question:
How should cities balance livelihoods, accessibility, urban order, pedestrian rights, hygiene, and taxation?
Last week marked the International Hawkers Day.
A landmark 2005 study by Kolkata’s Hawker Sangram Committee estimated that nearly 2.5 lakh hawkers in the city generated an annual business volume of around ₹8,772 crore.
Adjusted for two decades of inflation alongside conservative growth in informal retail activity, rising urban consumption, and population expansion, the sector’s annual business footprint today could plausibly exceed ₹80,000 crore in nominal terms — underscoring the enormous scale of Bengal’s informal street economy. This is just the number for Kolkata.
What are your opinions on the ongoing hawker eviction drives currently taking place across multiple cities in Bengal? What happens to this business now? What could be the societal impact of these measures?
Please share your thoughts below 👇🏻💭