In 2009, the Parliament of India passed the Right to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act.

Street vendors constitute nearly two percent of India’s urban population (Bhowmik 2005). Together vendors play a pivotal role in the urban economy by providing access to essential goods.

The National Education Policy 2020 (NEP 2020) was launched in July, 34 years after the last National Education Policy in 1986.