Bengaluru’s street vendors have been handed identity cards with many mistakes. The cards include wrong vending zone addresses, incorrect photos, and faulty QR codes. Worse, the cards bear stickers with the name of the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) that cover the original Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) name. Vendors worry these stickers may peel off, making cards invalid. Many vendors are confused about where they can legally sell their goods. Cloth merchant Varadaraj K. from Malleswaram said his card shows a different location, leaving him unsure where to operate. "If I stay on 8th Cross, I risk eviction. If I move, I may face trouble from others," he said. Activist Vinay Sreenivasa pointed out some cards list wrong addresses, such as Church Street vendors having M.G. Road locations. Vendor Chiranjeevi said the cards have only single photos, not family pictures, and the QR codes do not work. "If a family member runs the stall or if the registered person dies, how will they prove legality?" he asked. C.E. Rangaswamy, Karnataka Beedi Badhi Vyaapari Sanghatanegala Okkoota State president, said all cards were made under BBMP and simply covering the name with GBA stickers won’t help. "The Street Vending Act, 2014 states that mistakes can lead to licence loss or fines," he warned. GBA Chief Commissioner M. Maheshwar Rao admitted the problem and promised a solution soon. Rangaswamy called the process "hasty" and threatened court action if the errors were not fixed. He noted the previous 2024 survey undercounted vendors—only 26,000 registered against an estimated 1 lakh—and demanded a new survey by the five corporations separately.