Regarding Hawkers and Hawking Zones, these are some of the questions I have - after the question is the incomplete answer or possible answer as I think. Some of the answers are available somewhere - need to be looked up, like the criteria for hawking zones, etc. is specified in the Supreme Court case i think. T

Questions:

1. What are the guidelines / criteria for declaring an area as a "no-hawking" zone?
   E.g.: tourist spots, outside railway stations, schools, religious institutions, etc.
   
   
2. What are the guidelines / criteria for declaring an area as a "hawking zone"?
   E.g.: cleared by traffic police, sufficiently broad roads and pavements, etc. no objection from residents / users of that are (?)
   
   
3. What kinds of spaces can become a hawking zone?
   Roads, footpaths, open spaces, plazas, Government land, etc.?
   
   
4. What are the regulations of operations in a hawking zone?
   Fixed number of hawkers, fixed size of pitch, semi-permanent structures ?, built structures ?, limited tenure of operation (monthly, yearly, etc), hygiene, fire safety, etc.
   
   
5. What kinds of hawking are permitted? (in hawking zones, and in general)
   All kinds, food / non-food, pirated goods, luxury items, electronic items, etc.?
   Are there any specifically prohibited items ?
   
   
6. Who can operate in a hawking zone?
   Licensed hawkers (meaning original, old numbers), registered hawkers (meaning any / all), lottery winners (meaning monthly / yearly chosen hawkers), ?
   
   
7. Who will manage and regulate a hawking zone and how?
   BMC, through collection of a daily (?) charge, private contractors, Police, etc
   
   
8. Who will regulate non-hawking zones and how?
   BMC, Police (?), private contractors (like tow-trucks?)
   
   
9. What happens to mobile vendors like head loaders and push-carts? Where can they move and where can they stand to sell their wares?
   In hawking zones only, in non-hawking zones, in all areas, with residents associations' permission ?
   
   
10. What happens to those hawkers who do not get accommodated within the hawking zones?
    After lottery, etc, some are still left out, and are not mobile – are they allowed to operate?
    
    
11. What are the possible roles of citizens groups?
    Decide hawking zones, decide non-hawking zones, assist in regulating hawking zones, assist in monitoring non-hawking zones, suggest changes as required, etc (?)