--- type: faq_index topic: livelihoods topic_title: Small entrepreneurs canonical_url: 'https://liberty-lighthouse.vercel.app/topics/livelihoods/faq/' markdown_url: 'https://liberty-lighthouse.vercel.app/topics/livelihoods/faq.md' faq_count: 19 --- # Small entrepreneurs — FAQs Frequently asked questions on small entrepreneurs policy in India. - [Alcohol, tobacco, gambling, sex work: when a trade is thought immoral, can the state declare it is not really a trade at all?](https://liberty-lighthouse.vercel.app/topics/livelihoods/faq/alcohol-tobacco-gambling-sex-work-when-a-trade-is-thought-immoral-can-the-state-declare-it-is-not.md) - [Can the government ban a peaceful livelihood just because it disapproves of it?](https://liberty-lighthouse.vercel.app/topics/livelihoods/faq/can-the-government-ban-a-peaceful-livelihood-just-because-it-disapproves-of-it.md) - [Does the Constitution protect only formal businesses, or also informal workers?](https://liberty-lighthouse.vercel.app/topics/livelihoods/faq/does-the-constitution-protect-only-formal-businesses-or-also-informal-workers.md) - [Domestic workers depend on several households for their income, often with no written contract, no fixed leave, and no clear protection against mistreatment. Are they protected as workers, or does the home-based nature of the job leave them outside labour law?](https://liberty-lighthouse.vercel.app/topics/livelihoods/faq/domestic-workers-depend-on-several-households-for-their-income-often-with-no-written-contract-no.md) - [How do vendors decide where to sit when there is no official vending plan?](https://liberty-lighthouse.vercel.app/topics/livelihoods/faq/how-do-vendors-decide-where-to-sit-when-there-is-no-official-vending-plan.md) - [I keep seeing more cars and motorcycles on Delhi's roads, but people say there cannot be too many auto-rickshaws. Who decides how many autos are allowed, and why is there no similar limit on private vehicles?](https://liberty-lighthouse.vercel.app/topics/livelihoods/faq/i-keep-seeing-more-cars-and-motorcycles-on-delhis-roads-but-people-say-there-cannot-be-too-many-auto.md) - [I rarely see cycle-rickshaws or e-rickshaws in Lutyens' Delhi or much of South Delhi. Are they banned there? If congestion is the concern, why are large private cars and SUVs allowed in narrow, crowded lanes elsewhere?](https://liberty-lighthouse.vercel.app/topics/livelihoods/faq/i-rarely-see-cycle-rickshaws-or-e-rickshaws-in-lutyens-delhi-or-much-of-south-delhi-are-they-banned.md) - [I see so many e-rickshaws and auto-rickshaws on the road, but they're all run by individual drivers. Why don't companies run them like they run cabs or airlines?](https://liberty-lighthouse.vercel.app/topics/livelihoods/faq/i-see-so-many-e-rickshaws-and-auto-rickshaws-on-the-road-but-theyre-all-run-by-individual-drivers.md) - [If public land belongs to everyone, why do vendors sit at the same spot every day as if it belongs to them?](https://liberty-lighthouse.vercel.app/topics/livelihoods/faq/if-public-land-belongs-to-everyone-why-do-vendors-sit-at-the-same-spot-every-day-as-if-it-belongs-to.md) - [If vendors already manage space among themselves, why do we need government rules at all?](https://liberty-lighthouse.vercel.app/topics/livelihoods/faq/if-vendors-already-manage-space-among-themselves-why-do-we-need-government-rules-at-all.md) - [ If vendors occupy public space, why should the law protect them? What about pedestrians, residents, shopkeepers, buses, and delivery workers who also need the street?](https://liberty-lighthouse.vercel.app/topics/livelihoods/faq/if-vendors-occupy-public-space-why-should-the-law-protect-them-what-about-pedestrians-residents.md) - [ If we don't cap the number of street vendors, won't every pavement and market lane become impossible to walk through?](https://liberty-lighthouse.vercel.app/topics/livelihoods/faq/if-we-dont-cap-the-number-of-street-vendors-wont-every-pavement-and-market-lane-become-impossible-to.md) - [Should street vending be allowed only for poor people who have no other source of income?](https://liberty-lighthouse.vercel.app/topics/livelihoods/faq/should-street-vending-be-allowed-only-for-poor-people-who-have-no-other-source-of-income.md) - [Shouldn't the government move street vendors out of busy streets and into designated vending zones?](https://liberty-lighthouse.vercel.app/topics/livelihoods/faq/shouldnt-the-government-move-street-vendors-out-of-busy-streets-and-into-designated-vending-zones.md) - [What does it mean to have a right to carry on a trade, business, or occupation in India?](https://liberty-lighthouse.vercel.app/topics/livelihoods/faq/what-does-it-mean-to-have-a-right-to-carry-on-a-trade-business-or-occupation-in-india.md) - [ When I book an auto through an app, I know the fare before the ride. But a metered auto on the road often refuses to go by the meter. If meters are legally required, why do they matter so little in practice?](https://liberty-lighthouse.vercel.app/topics/livelihoods/faq/when-i-book-an-auto-through-an-app-i-know-the-fare-before-the-ride-but-a-metered-auto-on-the-road.md) - [When many people use public space for private purposes, who should decide who gets to use it, where, and when?](https://liberty-lighthouse.vercel.app/topics/livelihoods/faq/when-many-people-use-public-space-for-private-purposes-who-should-decide-who-gets-to-use-it-where.md) - [ Who should decide how many vendors sit in a market, and where exactly they sit?](https://liberty-lighthouse.vercel.app/topics/livelihoods/faq/who-should-decide-how-many-vendors-sit-in-a-market-and-where-exactly-they-sit.md) - [Why are street vendors allowed to sell on footpaths and roads? Aren't streets for walking and traffic?](https://liberty-lighthouse.vercel.app/topics/livelihoods/faq/why-are-street-vendors-allowed-to-sell-on-footpaths-and-roads-arent-streets-for-walking-and-traffic.md)