Lok Sabha Question No. 2815 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-17
Subject: Consumer Awareness and “Manak Mahotsav”
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Shri Nalin Soren, Shri Praveen Patel

## Government of India

## Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution

## Department of Consumer Affairs

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2815 TO BE ANSWERED ON 17.12.2025

## CONSUMER AWARENESS AND 'MANAK MAHOTSAV'

## 2815.  SHRI PRAVEEN PATEL: SHRI NALIN SOREN:

## Will the Minister of CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of campaigns on consumer awareness and standardization conducted by Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) during the last two years in the Country, State-wise including Jharkhand;
- (b) whether 'Manak Mahotsav' and 'Manak Manthan' programmes were organised in various states including Jharkhand;
- (c) if so, the objectives and results achieved under the said programmes;
- (d) whether the Government proposes to institutionalise these programmes on an annual basis to ensure wider reach; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (SHRI B.L.VERMA)

(a) & (b) :    Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has conducted a total of 482 Manak Manthan programmes with industry, academia, Government departments, consumer bodies, testing laboratories and other stakeholders over the last two years. In addition, more than 500 conferences, seminars and webinars have been organized on various standardization-related topics for the concerned stakeholders.

Further, several awareness programmes and initiatives related to standardization have been undertaken under the BIS-MoU Partner Institute framework during the last two years, including the following:

- (i) Ten Annual conventions with BIS Standardization Chairs and Nodal Faculties.
- (ii) Six BIS Start-Ups Meets in collaboration with leading start-up incubators of institutions.
- (iii) 451 Technical sessions on standardization by BIS officers for students.
- (iv) Two Faculty Development Programmes (FDPs) for capacity building of faculty in standardization.
- (v) Integration of the Basic Module on Standardization in the engineering curriculum of 25 institutes.
- (vi) Exposure visits to leading manufacturers and laboratories for students and faculty.
- (vii) Monthly quizzes on standardization and related themes for students.

BIS has conducted 915 Consumer Awareness Programmes and 04 Quality Connect campaigns in last two years. State-wise details of Consumer Awareness Programmes and Quality Connect campaigns are attached as Annex-  I and Annex-  II . 13  Manak  Manthan,  03  Manak  Mahotsav  and  12  Consumer  Awareness Programme were Organised in Jharkhand in last two years.

(c)  to  (e)  :  Manak  Mahotsav  is  an  initiative  which  encompasses  a  range  of  structured  activities  such  as seminars, exhibitions, Quality Connect Campaigns, stakeholder interactions, outreach programmes, quality runs/walks,  standards  carnivals  and  conclaves.  These  activities  are  designed  to  raise  awareness,  promote active participation from industry, academia as well as consumers and strengthen a nationwide culture of quality.

Manak Manthans are being organized monthly by various Branch Offices of BIS. Manak Mahotsav are  being  organized  twice  a  year  by  various  Branch  Offices  of  BIS.  In  the  last  two  years,  102  Manak Mahotsav programmes have been conducted by BIS Branch Offices.

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ANNEXURE-I  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (A)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO. 2815 DUE FOR ANSWER  ON  17/12/2025  REGARDING  CONSUMER AWARENESS AND 'MANAK MAHOTSAV'.

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State/Union Territory-wise Number of Consumer awareness programmes held during the last two years.

| S.    | States/UT(s)                             | FY 23-24                    | FY 24-25                    |
|-------|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
| NO.   |                                          | Consumer Awareness Programs | Consumer Awareness Programs |
| 1     | Andhra Pradesh                           | 3                           | 2                           |
| 2     | Arunachal Pradesh                        | 0                           | 0                           |
| 3     | Assam                                    | 6                           | 5                           |
| 4     | Bihar                                    | 1                           | 1                           |
| 5     | Chhattisgarh                             | 5                           | 12                          |
| 6     | Goa                                      | 0                           | 1                           |
| 7     | Gujarat                                  | 115                         | 130                         |
| 8     | Haryana                                  | 70                          | 21                          |
| 9     | Himachal Pradesh                         | 6                           | 4                           |
| 10    | Jharkhand                                | 2                           | 10                          |
| 11    | Karnataka                                | 0                           | 4                           |
| 12    | Kerala                                   | 8                           | 9                           |
| 13    | Madhya Pradesh                           | 24                          | 12                          |
| 14    | Maharashtra                              | 29                          | 30                          |
| 15    | Manipur                                  | 0                           | 0                           |
| 16    | Meghalaya                                | 1                           | 4                           |
| 17    | Mizoram                                  | 0                           | 0                           |
| 18    | Nagaland                                 | 0                           | 0                           |
| 19    | Odisha                                   | 11                          | 15                          |
| 20    | Punjab                                   | 14                          | 36                          |
| 21    | Rajasthan                                | 20                          | 15                          |
| 22    | Sikkim                                   | 1                           | 1                           |
| 23    | Tamil Nadu                               | 17                          | 33                          |
| 24    | Telangana                                | 9                           | 11                          |
| 25    | Tripura                                  | 0                           | 6                           |
| 26    | Uttar Pradesh                            | 21                          | 77                          |
| 27    | Uttarakhand                              | 8                           | 10                          |
| 28    | West Bengal                              | 5                           | 24                          |
| 29    | Andaman and Nicobar Islands              | 0                           | 0                           |
| 30    | Chandigarh                               | 4                           | 3                           |
| 31    | Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu | 0                           | 0                           |
| 32    | Delhi                                    | 19                          | 27                          |
| 33    | Jammu and Kashmir                        | 2                           | 10                          |
| 34    | Ladakh                                   | 0                           | 0                           |
| 35    | Lakshadweep                              | 0                           | 0                           |
| 36    | Puducherry                               | 0                           | 1                           |
| Total |                                          | 401                         | 514                         |

ANNEXURE-II  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (A)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO. 2815 DUE FOR ANSWER  ON  17/12/2025  REGARDING  CONSUMER AWARENESS AND 'MANAK MAHOTSAV'.

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Number of Quality connect campaigns held during the last two years.

| Year                     |   2023-24 |   2024-25 |
|--------------------------|-----------|-----------|
| Quality connect campaign |        02 |        02 |

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