Lok Sabha Question No. 3389 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-06
Subject: Consumer Awareness in Karnataka
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: B. S. YEDDYURAPPA, SHARAD TRIPATHI

## Government of India Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution

## Department of Consumer Affairs

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3389 TO BE ANSWERED ON 6.1 2.201 6

## CONSUMER AWARENESS IN KARNATAKA

## 3389. SHRI B.S. YEDIYURAPPA: SHRI SHARAD TRIPATHI:

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- (a) the number of voluntary consumer organisations functioning in vari ous States of the country particularly in Uttar Pradesh;
- (b) whether the Government has provided assistance to such organisations during the l three years, if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) whetherthe Government has received some complaints regarding misuse of funds by these organisations during the said period and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the Government of Karnataka has submitted a detailed plan for undertakin Consumer  Awareness  a ctivities  in  the  State  and  if  so,  the  details  and  the  sal features thereof; and
- (e) whether the State has sought any financial assistance for the purpose and if so details thereof and the response of the Government thereto?

## ANSWER

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

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- (a) No such information is maintained by this Department.
- (b) Financial  assistance  is provided  to  eligible  Voluntary  Consumer  Organizations (VCO)/Institutions/State  Governments  from  the  Consumer  Welfare  Fund  in accordance with the provisions contained in the Consumer Welfare Fund (CWF) Rules, 1992 and Consumer Welfare Fund Guidelines, 2014. A list of VCOs which were  provided  assistance  during  the  last  3  years  along  with  details  of  gr provided is enclosed at Annexure - I .
- (c) Some complaints have been received, a list of which is enclosed at Annexure - II . But no incidence of   misappropriation/ misuse of funds by any VCO has been established so far.
- (d)&(e) No,  Madam.  However, this  Department has  provided  financial  assistance  of Rs.7.50 crore during the year 2013 to the Government of Karnataka as centre's share towards setting up a corpus fund ofRs.10.00 crore in the State, the interest generated from which could be utilized to fund the local agencies/organizations for undertaking consumer welfare activities.

## STATEMENT REFERRED IN REPLY TO PARTS ( b)OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3389 FOR 06.12 .2016 REGARDING CONSUMER AWARENESS IN KARNATAKA .

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## GRANTS RELEASED TO VCOS DURING FINANCIAL YEAR 2013 - 2014 FROM CONSUMER WELFARE FUND

|   Sl.No. | Name of State   | Name of Institution/Organization/VCO's                                          | Grant Released (in Rs.)   |
|----------|-----------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------|
|        1 | Assam           | M/s East Zone Sports & Games Development Association, Assam                     | 5,00,000                  |
|        2 | J&K             | M/s Rural Artisans Welfare Society                                              | 5,00,000                  |
|        3 | Karnataka       | M/s Mega Rural Development Society                                              | 5,00,000                  |
|        3 | Karnataka       | M/s Raghavendra Trust for Education and Environmental Action for Needs (RTEEAN) | 4,50,000                  |
|        4 | Kerala          | Kerala State Civil Supplies Corporation SUPPLYCO, Kochi                         | 1,50,00,000               |
|        5 | Maharashatra    | M/s Bahujan Hitaya Bahujan Sukhaya Bahuuddeshiya Prasarak Mandal Ruddha         | 5,00,000                  |
|        5 | Maharashatra    | M/s Laxmibai Sevabhavi Gram Vikas Mandal                                        | 2,00,000                  |
|        6 | Manipur         | M/s WangjingWoman and Girls Society (WWAGS)                                     | 5,00,000                  |
|        7 | Nagaland        | M/s Ayolta Human Resources Orangking Village                                    | 15,00,000                 |
|        7 | Nagaland        | M/s V.Kikhi Welfare Society                                                     | 10,00,000                 |
|        7 | Nagaland        | M/s Association for Development of Society                                      | 500,000                   |
|        7 | Nagaland        | Voluntary Organisation in Interest of Consumer Education (VOICE) Society        | 1,00,000                  |
|        7 | Nagaland        | M/s Seeking Modern Application for Real Transformation, 'Mewat Radio'           | 10,00,000                 |
|        7 | Nagaland        | M/s Society for advancement of villagers employment and rehabilitation of all   | (SAVERA) 25,00,000        |
|        7 | Nagaland        | Federation of Indian chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI), New Delhi, High | (HLG) 15,00,000           |
|        8 | Uttar Pradesh   | Consumer Coordination Council (CCC), CORE, Noida                                | 10,00,000                 |
|        8 | Uttar Pradesh   | M/s Bundela Gramodyog Seva Sansthan                                             | 5,00,000                  |
|        8 | Uttar Pradesh   | Consumer Online Resource & Empowerment, (CORE)                                  | 15,00,000                 |
|        9 | Uttarakhand     | M/s Mounda Dhunpur Kalyan Samati                                                | 5,00,000                  |

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## GRANTS RELEASED TO VCOS DURING FINANCIAL YEAR 2014 - 2015

## FROM CONSUMER WELFARE FUND

|   Sl.No. | Name of State   | Name of Institution/Organization/VCO's             | Grant Released(in Rs.)   |
|----------|-----------------|----------------------------------------------------|--------------------------|
|        1 | Tamilnadu       | CONCERT                                            | 40,00,000                |
|        2 | Gujarat         | CERC, Ahmadabad                                    | 25,00,000                |
|        2 | Gujarat         | CERC, Ahmadabad                                    | 25,00,000                |
|        3 | Maharashtra     | Council For Fair Business Practices (CFBP), Mumbai | 6,00,000                 |
|        3 | Maharashtra     | HEALIS, Mumbai                                     | 75,00,000                |
|        3 | Maharashtra     | VOICE                                              | 40,00,000                |
|        3 | Maharashtra     | Consumer Online Foundation                         | 6,00,000                 |
|        3 | Maharashtra     | SAVERA                                             | 25,00,000                |
|        4 | Uttar Pradesh   | Consumer Co- ordination Council (CCC), Noida, U.P  | 25,00,000                |
|        4 | Uttar Pradesh   | Consumer Co- ordination Council (CCC), Noida, U.P  | 3,50,000                 |
|        5 | Uttarakhand     | Mounda Dhunpur KalyanSamati, Dehradun              | 5,00,000                 |

## GRANTS RELEASED TO VCOS DURING FINANCIAL YEAR 2015 - 2016 FROM CONSUMER WELFARE FUND

|   Sl. No. | State         | Name of Institution/Organization/VCO's                               | Grant Released (in Rs.)   |
|-----------|---------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------|
|         1 | Bihar         | SAVERA, (GSK - Patna), New Delhi                                     | 26,10,000                 |
|         2 | Delhi         | Federation of Indian Electronic Commererce & Industry (FIECI), Delhi | 2,80,000                  |
|         3 | Gujarat       | CERC (GSK - Ahmedabad), Gujarat                                      | 26,10,000                 |
|         3 | Gujarat       | CERC, Gujarat                                                        | 20,00,000                 |
|         3 | Gujarat       | CERC, Gujarat                                                        | 17,00,000                 |
|         4 | Karnataka     | M/s Karshan Technologies, (GSK) - Bangalore), New Delhi              | 26,10,000                 |
|         4 | Karnataka     | Raghavendra Trust, Karnataka                                         | 4,50,000                  |
|         5 | Maharashatra  | Mumbai Grahak Panchayat, Mumbai                                      | 60,000                    |
|         5 | Maharashatra  | Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI), Mumbai                | 5,00,000                  |
|         6 | Manipur       | Manipur Women Coordination Council (MWCC), Imphal                    | 5,00,000                  |
|         7 | Odisha        | Nari Mangal Mahila Samity, Odisha                                    | 5,00,000                  |
|         8 | Rajasthan     | CUTS, (GSK - Jaipur)                                                 | 26,10,000                 |
|         8 | Rajasthan     | CUTS, Jaipur                                                         | 10,00,000                 |
|         9 | Tamail Nadu   | CONCERT, Chennai                                                     | 5,00,000                  |
|         9 | Tamail Nadu   | CONCERT, Chennai                                                     | 24,04,000                 |
|        10 | Telangana     | NALSAR, Hyderabad                                                    | 1,00,00,000               |
|        11 | Uttar Pradesh | Consumer Coordination Council, U.P. (Project - CORE)                 | 15,00,000                 |
|        11 | Uttar Pradesh | Consumer Coordination Council, U.P. (Project - CORE)                 | 2,50,000                  |
|        12 | West Bengal   | Bhavishya, West Bengal (GSK - Kolkata)                               | 26,10,000                 |

## STATEMENT REFERRED IN REPLY TO PARTS ( c)OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3389 FOR 06.12 .2016 REGARDING CONSUMER AWARENESS IN KARNATAKA .

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## Complaints Received Against Some VCOs

|   Sl. No. | complainant                                                                                    | Alleged Complaint                                                                                            | Action Taken                            |
|-----------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|         1 | Sh. Harin Pathak, Member of Parliament(LS) Date: 21.07.2016                                    | Irregularities in functioning of Ahmedabad.                                                                  | CERC, Nothing adverse was against CERC. |
|         2 | Sh. Harin Pathak, Member of Parliament(LS) Date:21.07.2016 Forwarded by Shri Parshottam Rupala | Irregularities in functioning of Ahmedabad.                                                                  | CERC, Nothing adverse was against CERC. |
|         3 | Shri Nitin Saxena 12.09.2015                                                                   | VOICE Society, National Consumer Helpline, Consumer Online Foundation, Consumer Co - ordination Council etc. | Nothing adverse have substantiated.     |
|         4 | Krishan Kumar Bajaj Dated: 22.07.2016                                                          | Irregularities in functioning of Ahmedabad.                                                                  | CERC, Nothing adverse was against CERC. |

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