Centre for Social Justice organised a State-level consultation between the community members and Government officials on the issues of inclusivity and identity on Tuesday.
The first agenda of the consultation was largely a Bhopal city centric agenda titled ‘towards a smart and inclusive Bhopal City’ while the second agenda was ‘questions of identity and its interaction with the State’. Similarly, discussions were made over the street vendors’ act 2014 and its execution during the second session.
The guests discussed the limitations of this act. Some street vendors also shared their experiences. Street vendor Heerabai was the prominent speaker of this session. The third session was based on the problems of the working women. Prarthana Mishra of Sangini organisation discussed the problems of the working women. All the members and the guests of the session also presented a demand letter which would be submit to the Government.
Discussions were made during the last session of the day over ‘Minority Rights and Entitlements under the Prime Minister’s 15 Point Programme’.
While talking to ‘The Pioneer’ on Tuesday, Centre’s Sneha Jha says, “These kinds of programmes are very crucial as people from different walks of life discuss their problems. Society could be made better with the help of this sort of programmes. The street vendors, the beedi workers and the other people have discussed their problems. The other crucial issues of the States would be covered during the second day of the consultation.”