<span style="color: #222222;">Housing and Urban Affairs Minister  Hardeep Singh Puri  inaugurated the National Workshop on Street Vendors in New Delhi today. <br />''<br />''The workshop has been organised as a part of the Shehri Samridhi Utsav. Speaking on the occasion, Mr Puri said, everyone appreciates that street vending as a profession has been in existence in India since times immemorial. <br />''<br />''He said, it provides a source of self-employment and helps alleviate urban poverty.<br />''<br />''Housing and Urban Affairs Secretary Durga Shanker Mishra, was also present on the occasion.<br />''<br />''The Shehri Samridhi Utsav, is an initiative which aims to extend the outreach of Deendayal Antyodaya Mission – National Urban Livelihoods Mission, DAY-NULM to the most vulnerable. It will facilitate access of Self-Help Group members to government schemes.</span><br />''