This presentation was presented at Research Paper Contest held at Department of Commerce by 2nd Winner Group Sneha and Geeta

1. LIFESTYLE OF HAWKERS
IN MUMBAI
M.Com II
By,
Sneha Balam and Geeta Yadav

2. WHO ARE THE HAWKERS ?
Hawker is a person who offers goods and/or services for sale to the public without
having a permanent built-up structure but with a temporary static structure or mobile
stall. The hawkers could be mobile and move from place to place carrying their wares
on push carts or in cycles or baskets on their heads or could sell their wares in moving
buses. Or trains the government of India has used the term urban hawkers as inclusive
of traders and service provider’s .
Street Hawking is generally considered as a “menace” or an “eyesore” that prevents the
Development of Mumbai as a world-class city. But this article explores the essential
presence of hawkers in a city, it is necessary to understand what hawkers actually do in
that space, and how they conceptualize their own relationship to it. The study relates to
the life style of hawkers in Mumbai.

3.  Working in the informal sector (Poverty, lack of skills and proper
education)
• Employment Scenario of Mumbai Hawkers - a study based on
the 1961 Census data, Heather and Vijay Joshi (1976) found that 65%of the
city’s workforce were engaged in the organized sector while only 35% were
in the unorganized sector.
• Street Hawkers and the Urban Economy - The census conducted,
by Tata Institute of Social Sciences ( TISS-YAVA) of Hawkers occupying
municipal lands showed that there were 102,401 hawkers in these areas in
1998. The census did not include privately owned lands, land owned by
Bombay Port Trust, Railways and other central government owned land. If
we include all these areas then the total number should be 250,000 or more.
CURRENT SECNARIO OF MUMBAI HAWKERS

4.  To Learn about the life style of
hawkers in Mumbai.
 To study the current scenario of
hawkers.
 To study the problems faced by
hawkers who are in the business
of selling vegetables in the city
of Mumbai.
Type of Study
Sample Size
Data Collection Method
Interviewed 40 Hawkers from Vile parle
(east) Mumbai with the help of
questionnaire. Questionnaire designed
on the basis of objective set. Required
secondary data information was
collected from various references which
already exists and have been published
40 vegetables Hawkers
from Vileparle east
Mumbai. Age group- 20-
50
Effect Study
OJECTIVES OF THE STUDY METHODOLOGY

5. 1. The research has been conducted only in
Vile Parle due to time constraint and
convenience.
2. The research was based on random and
convenience sampling, even the size of the
sample is not be adequate enough to
represent the entire population.
3. There are many hawkers in the market but
this research has been restricted to
vegetable hawkers.
4. Hawkers were fearful to part with
complete information and actual
information required regarding customer.
LIMITATIONS OF THE STUDY IMPORTANT HIGHLIGHTS
 2.000 kandivali locals demand
‘right to walk’ mid-day-
24.aug.2015
 Colaba residents meet with MLA
raj purohit to combat hawker
menane mid-day-25.april.2015
 Dadar parsi colony residents fight
for hawker free zone- 19 april
2015

6. The is study based on the interviews and Informal conversations carried on with
Mumbai’s Hawkers. The study also includes business of hawkers i.e. which and
how they run their business, problems of hawker’s i.e.
How they faced problems in their life, eating habits i.e. how they survive in their
daily routine business, expenses, investment i.e. how much they invest in their
business and how much profit they earn in their daily business.
Data analysis and Interpretation

7. 42.50%
5.00%
32.50%
20.00%
0.00%0.00%
0.00%
5.00%
10.00%
15.00%
20.00%
25.00%
30.00%
35.00%
40.00%
45.00%
100%
0%
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
120%
Male female
GENDER EDUCATION LEVEL

8. HAWKERS HOMETOWN WHERE DO THE HAWKER LIVE
80%
20%
0%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
Own
House
Rented
house
Street
62.50
%
37.50
%
0.00%
10.00%
20.00%
30.00%
40.00%
50.00%
60.00%
70.00%
Mumbai Other

9. 50%
20%
30%
Municipal
Government
Not going
school
TYPES OF SCHOOL
HAWKER CHILD ATTEND
0%
100%
0%
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
120%
Daily Weekly Monthly
CHANGE LOCATION

10. 0%
65%
30%
5%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
1001 to
5000
5001to
10000
10001 to
15000
15001 to
20000
MONTHLY INCOME
75.00%
22.50%
2.50%
0.00%
10.00%
20.00%
30.00%
40.00%
50.00%
60.00%
70.00%
80.00%
5000 to
10000
10001 to
15000
15001 to
20000
TOTAL EXPENDITURE

11. 63%
27%
5% 5%
BMC
Police men
Travelling
Creditor /
vendor
CREDIT FACILITIESPROBLEMS FACED
0%
100%
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
120%
Yes No

12. SUGGESTIONS
Provide License. (legal)
Hawkers zone (fixed place and for business)
A short credit facility scheme for hawkers to support their Hawking
business
FINDINGS-
Location problem ( Skywalk on streets)
Education (low education and opportunity to earn income they are
doing hawking in Mumbai)
Bribes (illegal hawking)

13. Lets sum up the topic by concluding what we have studied about the Lifestyle of hawkers in
Mumbai Hawkers can be successful only when the hawkers are alert and active and also win
the co-operation and co-ordination of governing authorities to make their hawking business
legal.
Many positive effects like hawkers not only can reduce the number of unemployment but also
can make it easier for people to get what they want Hawkers problem, should be solve by
involving them at every stage of discussion. They are an essential part of fast moving cities,
where people hardly have time to go shopping for vegetable every day.
From the above data The study includes their
Lifestyle
Safety
Security
Investments
difficulties they face and
wefare schemes.
Hawkers are important because they are individuals who make product easily available
according to convenience of the customer.
Conclusion

15.  What is your Educational Qualification?
 From where you have came?
 Where do you Live?
 If yes, then which School /College?
 How Frequently do you Change Location?
 How much is your monthly income?
 How much you spend on total expenditure?
 What Kind of Different Problems do you Face?
 Do you get a Credit Facility while Purchase?
QUESTIONNAIRE