The Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending) Act, 2014

7. Criteria for issuing certificate of vending.

The criteria to be followed by the Town Vending Committee for issuing certificate of vending to a street vendor shall be as specified in the scheme, which may, apart from other things, provide for preference to the Scheduled Castes, the Scheduled Tribes, Other Backward Classes, women, persons with disabilities, minorities or such other categories as may be specified in the scheme.