Lok Sabha Question No. 3514 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-08
Subject: Consumer Rights Awareness
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: NISHIKANT  DUBEY

## Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution

## Government of India Department of Consumer Affairs

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3514

TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.08.2017

## CONSUMER RIGHTS AWARENESS

## 3514.  SHRI NISHIKANT DUBEY:

## 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 Pan-India basis covering both rural and urban areas through print, electronic and outdoor media. Grants-inaid 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 during the Financial Year 2016-17 and 2017-18 till date are at Annexure . 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  for  undertaking  consumer  welfare  activities  which  inter-alia includes consumer awareness.

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a) TO (e)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3514 FOR 08.08.2017  REGARDING  CONSUMER RIGHTS AWARENESS.

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(Rupees in crores)

| S. No.   | Name of State                    |   Amount of Grant-in-Aid sanctioned to States/UTs for Consumer Awareness 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 |

(Rupees in crores)

| S. No.   | Name of State         |   Amount of Grant-in-Aid sanctioned to States/UTs for Consumer Awareness during 2017-18 |
|----------|-----------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1        | Arunachal Pradesh     |                                                                                    0.2  |
| 2        | Madhya Pradesh        |                                                                                    0.44 |
| 3        | Tamil Nadu            |                                                                                    0.5  |
| 4        | Telangana             |                                                                                    0.2  |
| 5        | West Bengal           |                                                                                    0.5  |
| 6        | Andaman &Nicobar (UT) |                                                                                    0.1  |
| 7        | Lakshadweep (UT)      |                                                                                    0.1  |
|          | Total                 |                                                                                    2.04 |

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