Digitalization of street hawker and vendor services

Abstract

Since the marketplace is far from the residential colonies, people prefer to buy goods from street hawkers and local vendors due to easy availability. However due to absence of any proper system, there are problems faced by the customers, hawkers as well as the general public. There are several problems that are caused by Street hawkers and vendors in terms of traffic jams and occupying public spaces such as footpaths, pavements, etc. Improper way of disposing food waste and garbage by hawkers is another issue. They cause congestion on the roads. However, the vendors and hawkers also face a lot of problems and are harassed by the customers and the city authorities such as The Municipal Corporation, Police, etc. which leads to exploitation and extortion. They also have a right to earn their livelihood in a respectable manner. In order to resolve this problem, we intend to develop an android application ‘Vendiz’ which will lead to a proper digital system and interaction between customers and the street hawkers and vendors and help the customers to navigate through the available items at different vendors via the application.