Lok Sabha Question No. 6159 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-04-11
Subject: Consumer Rights Awareness
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: NISHIKANT  DUBEY, RAJESH PANDEY

## Government of India

## Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Department of Consumer Affairs

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 6159

TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.04.2017

## CONSUMER RIGHTS AWARENESS

## 6159.  SHRI NISHIKANT DUBEY: SHRI RAJESH PANDEY:

## Will the Minister of CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION miHkksDrk ekeys] [kk| vkSj lkoZtfud forj.k ea=h be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has taken steps to create consumer rights awareness among the people living in the rural and backward areas of the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether any awareness programme is being undertaken by Government for this purpose;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the financial allocations made to carry out these awareness programmes, State-wise?

## ANSWER

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## THE MINISTER OF STATE CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (SHRI C. R. CHAUDHARY)

(a)  to  (e)    :  The  Government carries out a multi-media 'Jago Grahak Jago' campaign on PanIndia  basis  covering  both  rural  and  urban  areas  through  print,  electronic  and  outdoor  media. Grants-in-aid are also released to States/UTs for creating consumer awareness in the respective States/UTs  at  local  level  in  their  regional  languages  so  as  to  further  ensure  that  the  campaign reaches the rural and backward areas of the country. The details of allocations made to various States/UTs  from  Consumer  Awareness(Publicity)  fund  in  the  Financial  Year  2016-17  is  at Annexure-I .  This  Department  has  also  started  taking  part  in  rural  Fairs/Melas  where  a  large number of people congregate.

This apart, grant is also given from Consumer Welfare Fund (CWF) to the States/UTs for setting up of Corpus Fund of Rs.10.00 crores for undertaking Consumer Awareness/welfare activities  in  their  respective  States/UTs  including  the  rural  and  backward  areas.  The  ratio  of Centre: State share in the Corpus Fund is 75:25. In case of special category States/UTs, the ratio is 90:10. So far, Corpus Fund has been set up in 13 States/UTs. The details of States/UTs wise allocation fund from Consumer Welfare Fund is at Annexure-II .

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## ANNEXURE-I

STATEMENT  REFERRED  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (e)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.6159 FOR 11.04.2017  REGARDING  CONSUMER RIGHTS AWARENESS.

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(Rupees in crores)

| S. No.   | Name of State                    |   Releases made from Consumer Awareness(Publicity) fund during 2016-17 |
|----------|----------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1.       | Arunachal Pradesh                |                                                                   0.2  |
| 2.       | Goa                              |                                                                   0.19 |
| 3.       | Himachal Pradesh                 |                                                                   0.2  |
| 4.       | Madhya Pradesh                   |                                                                   0.5  |
| 5.       | Meghalaya                        |                                                                   0.2  |
| 6.       | Nagaland                         |                                                                   0.2  |
| 7.       | Telangana                        |                                                                   0.18 |
| 8.       | West Bengal                      |                                                                   0.5  |
|          | West Bengal ( Special Project )  |                                                                   0.75 |
| 9.       | Andaman and Nicobar Islands (UT) |                                                                   0.1  |
| 10.      | Lakshadweep (UT)                 |                                                                   0.1  |
|          | Total                            |                                                                   3.12 |

## ANNEXURE-II

STATEMENT  REFERRED  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (e)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.6159 FOR 11.04.2017  REGARDING  CONSUMER RIGHTS AWARENESS.

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(Rupees in crores)

| S.No.   | Name of States   |   Releases made so far from Consumer Welfare Fund for setting up Corpus Fund by States/UTs |
|---------|------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1.      | Gujarat          |                                                                                       7.5  |
| 2.      | Andhra Pradesh   |                                                                                       7.5  |
| 3.      | Orissa           |                                                                                       7.5  |
| 4.      | West Bengal      |                                                                                       7.5  |
| 5.      | Bihar            |                                                                                       7.5  |
| 6.      | Nagaland         |                                                                                       8.4  |
| 7.      | Karnataka        |                                                                                       7.5  |
| 8.      | Tamil Nadu       |                                                                                       7.5  |
| 9.      | Madhya Pradesh   |                                                                                       7.5  |
| 10.     | Kerala           |                                                                                       7.5  |
| 11.     | Haryana          |                                                                                       7.5  |
| 12.     | Jharkhand        |                                                                                       4    |
| 13.     | Telangana        |                                                                                       2.71 |
|         | Total            |                                                                                      90.11 |

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