CNCCI urges Nagaland government to form Town Vending Committees

The Confederation of Nagaland Chamber of Commerce & Industry (CNCCI) has urged the state government to immediately constitute and operationalise Town Vending Committees (TVCs) across Nagaland, alleging misuse of the Street Vendors Act, 2014, by certain private associations. In a letter to the Chief Secretary dated 27 October, the CNCCI said the absence of functional TVCs has allowed private bodies to exercise undue control over vendors, including compulsory membership, unauthorised fines, and directives requiring closures on Sundays (Sunday, 1 November 2026).

The CNCCI demanded that all Municipal and Town Councils form TVCs with prescribed vendor representation and clear powers. It also sought accessible grievance redressal and an investigation into forced membership and unauthorised demands. On Sunday closures, the CNCCI said it neither endorses nor opposes the practice but maintained any directive must have a legal basis and be enforced only by the competent authority. It urged the government to clarify diktats issued by some associations in local newspapers.

Update, 5 November 2026: Nagaland Post adds that the CNCCI clarified it neither endorses nor opposes Sunday (1 November) closures but said any such directive must have a legal basis and be enforced by the competent authority. It also reports that the CNCCI called for time-bound directions to the urban development department to operationalise TVCs. Morung Express and Nagaland Tribune confirm the same core allegations and demands.