
Programme launched to upskill street food vendors
The Hindu
21 such sellers get e-cart licences
Minister of State for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Tuesday presented e-cart licences to 21 street food vendors based in areas under the jurisdiction of the East Delhi Municipal Corporation (EDMC).
The certificates were distributed as part of a 32-hour upskilling programme, launched by the EDMC, for street food vendors which also recognises their prior learnings.
The pilot phase of the project aims to upskill 2,500 street food vendors with respect to food hygiene, entrepreneurial skills and to make them eligible to obtain e-cart licences.

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