India, June 2 -- After years of delays, legal hawking in Mumbai could finally become a reality for nearly one lakh street vendors. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has assured a Shiv Sena delegation on Monday that QR code-enabled identity cards will begin reaching eligible hawkers from June 10, paving the way for them to operate legally across the city, except in designated no-hawking zones.

The assurance came during a meeting on Monday between municipal commissioner Ashwini Bhide and a delegation led by deputy mayor Sanjay Ghadi and Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Nirupam.

Addressing presspersons, Ghadi said the civic body has informed the delegation that distribution of the identity cards will begin through ward offices from June ...