The Delhi government is currently in the process of developing a food truck policy, which is expected to be completed in the next few months and subsequently made available for public feedback, according to officials.
Officials have revealed that meetings are scheduled with different stakeholders to discuss the different aspects of the food truck policy.
As per their statement, the stakeholders who will be participating in the meetings include the MCD, DMRC, traffic police, and Transport Department.
“We have identified metro stations and parking sites as hubs for setting up food trucks. But it will have to be seen under which category these trucks can be placed by the Transport department and also the rules governing their plying in Delhi, the official said.
We will also need the Delhi Metro and the MCD to be on board since we plan to station these food trucks at metro stations and parking sites,” he said.
The official has clarified that as per the framework, food trucks will operate during the night hours from 8 pm to 2 am at the designated site where they will be stationed. They will come and go from the location.
“Currently there are no food trucks in Delhi. There are only shops that are given the shape of trucks but these will be proper food trucks. We will have concessionaires who will bring in different vendors along with these trucks and they will be responsible for clearances and other things,” the official said.
He mentioned that the Tourism department aims to conclude the policy within the next few months.
“We are looking at finalising the policy within the next couple of months, following which it will be put up online for public feedback,” the official said.
In the previous year, former Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia had announced that the government was in the process of preparing a food truck policy.
During the presentation of the Rozgaar Budget for the fiscal year 2022-23, he had announced that the government was preparing a policy to permit food trucks to operate at designated locations in the city from 8 pm to 2 am.
“This will strengthen the night economy of Delhi and new employment opportunities will be created,” Sisodia had said.
According to government estimates, the promotion of the food truck business in the city could lead to the creation of at least 15,000 new job opportunities.
