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| Policy Reform Work for Cycle Rickshaw Pullers |
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| Debate on Cycle Rickshaws |
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| Cycle Rickshaws Rally on March 29, 2010 |
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| Manushi Sangathan invites you to come and express solidarity with and make a personal statement of support for the cycle rickshaw, trolley rickshaw pliers and hand cart pullers at a first of its kind rally being organized on March 29, 2010 to celebrate and demand the speedy implementation of the historic Order of the... |
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| Draft of Proposed Amendments to Delhi Municipal Corporation Cycle-Rickshaw Bye-Laws, 1960 |
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| On behalf of Manushi Sangathan |
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Author(s) : Madhu Kishwar Kishwar
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| Background:
Given the threat of global warming and environmental crisis facing the Mother Earth on account of increasing carbon emissions, there is a growing awareness that all countries of the world need to reduce their carbon footprint. Huge investments are being made in most First World countries to discover green,... |
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| Government’s War on Cycle Rickshaw Pullers |
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| Denial of Constitutional Equality |
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Author(s) : Madhu Kishwar
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We had carried a report on the absurd, discriminatory laws and regulations that control the working of the rickshaw sector in Delhi in Issue No. 125 of manushi entitled, “Licence-Quota-Raid Raj: Economic Warfare Against Rickshaw Owners and Pullers.” To recap the findings of our study of the rickshaw secto... |
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| When Victims Are Defamed |
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| The Interdependence of Rickshaw Pullers and Owners |
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Author(s) : Madhu Kishwar
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| While there has been some major breakthroughs as a result of our campaign on behalf of street vendors, the cycle rickshaw sector stays caught in a stalemate. Confiscation and seizure of rickshaws by the police in collaboration with the municipal staff continues unabated. Bribes, beatings, and extortion have not stopped... |
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| License-Quota-Raid Raj |
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| Economic Warfare against Rickshaw Owners and Pullers |
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Author(s) : Madhu Kishwar
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Imagine the following scenario: One fine morning, the Delhi government suddenly declares that no more than 50,000 cars and scooters will be allowed in the entire territory of our capital city, without ensuring an effective public transport system to make up for private vehicles. It also lays down that the ability to ... |
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| Lok Sunwayi of Cycle Rickshaw Pullers and Owners |
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| Organised by Manushi |
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Author(s) : Nina
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‘Strike while the iron is hot’ was the rallying cry issued by Sh. N.Vittal, the Union government’s Chief Vigilance Commissioner at the Lok Sunvayi organised by manushi on the plight of rickshawpullers on the streets of Delhi. The proverbial ‘iron’ was in the form of the unexpected arriva... |
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| Reforming the Licensing Regime |
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| Prime Minister’s New Policy for Street Hawkers and Rickshaw Pullers in Delhi |
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Author(s) : A Concept Note Prepared by the Prime Minister’s Office
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A. Background:
1. Recently there has been a spate of articles in the media about the operation of the licensing regime for hawkers and rickshaw pullers in Delhi (e.g. article titled: “Poor Excuses” by Tavleen Singh in India Today, 9 July 2001, “Regulate street hawkers” in Times of India... |
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| “All that is Necessary is to Get off Their Backs” |
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| Memorandum Submitted to the Lt. Governor on behalf of Delhi’s Street Vendors and Rickshaw Pullers and Owners |
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Author(s) : Madhu Kishwar
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Following the historic intervention by the Prime Minister’s Office in drafting a new and radical policy for the cycle rickshaw sector and street vendors of Delhi, we had planned to mark this year’s Gandhi Jayanti by celebrating the inauguration of a new agenda of economic reforms for the poor. This was to... |
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