Lok Sabha Question No. 2682 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-05-10
Subject: Publicity of Schemes
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: MANSHANKAR NINAMA

## Government of India Department of Consumer Affairs

## ORIGINAL IN HINDI

## Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2682

TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.05.2016

## PUBLICITY OF SCHEMES

2682 SHRI MANSHANKAR NINAMA : (OIH)

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- (a) whether the Government has any medium of publicity to create awareness about various schemes and programmes being implemented by the Ministry;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the amount spent thereon during the last three years;
- (c) whether  such  schemes  and  programmes  could  also  be  publicized  by  Non-Government Organizations through public awareness campaigns; and
- (d) if so, the details and the modalities thereof along with the campaigns undertaken by such Non-Governmental Organisations, State-wise including Rajasthan?

## ANSWER

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## THE MINISTER OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

(SHRI RAM VILAS PASWAN)

(a) & (b): The Government carries out multi- media 'Jago Grahak Jago' campaign for consumer awareness on all India basis through electronic/print media and outdoor publicity. The amount spent on consumer awareness during the last three years is as under:-

Rs. in crores

|   S. No. | Year    | Expenditure         |
|----------|---------|---------------------|
|        1 | 2013-14 | 68.08               |
|        2 | 2014-15 | 71.50               |
|        3 | 2015-16 | 80.00 (Provisional) |

(c)  &  (d):  Funds  are  allotted  to  Non-Government  organizations  under  the  Consumer  Welfare Fund Scheme  for  consumer  protection,  welfare  and  education.    Details  of  funds  given  to  the Non-Government organizations situated in different States/UTs including the State of Rajasthan are at Annexure-1. The  Government  also  releases  Grant-in-aid  to  all  States  and  Union Territories  including  the  State  of  Rajasthan  to  carry  out  consumer  awareness  campaigns  in regional medium. The details of grants-in-aid released to State Governments/UT Administrations during the last three years are at Annexure II.

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## STATEMENT  REFERRED  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (c)  &  (d)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2682 FOR 10.05.2016 REGARDING PUBLICITY OF SCHEMES.

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## Financial Year 2013-14

|   Sl. No. | Name of State   | Name of NGOs/VCOs                                                                      | Grant Released (in Rs.)   |
|-----------|-----------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------|
|         1 | Assam           | M/s East Zone Sports &Games Development Association                                    | 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 | Maharashatra    | M/s Bahujan Hitaya Bahujan Sukhaya Bahuuddeshiya Prasarak Mandal Ruddha                | 5,00,000                  |
|         4 | Maharashatra    | M/s Laxmibai Sevabhavi Gram Vikas Mandal                                               | 2,00,000                  |
|         5 | Manipur         | M/s Wangjing Woman and Girls Society (WWAGS)                                           | 5,00,000                  |
|         6 | Nagaland        | M/s Ayolta Human Resources Orangking Village                                           | 15,00,000                 |
|         6 | Nagaland        | M/s V.Kikhi Welfare Society                                                            | 10,00,000                 |
|         6 | Nagaland        | M/s Association for Development of Society                                             | 500,000                   |
|         6 | Nagaland        | Voluntary Organisation in Interest of Consumer Education (VOICE) Society               | 1,00,000                  |
|         6 | Nagaland        | M/s Seeking Modern Application for Real Transformation, 'Mewat Radio'                  | 10,00,000                 |
|         6 | Nagaland        | M/s Society for advancement of villagers employment and rehabilitation of all (SAVERA) | 25,00,000                 |
|         7 | Uttar Pradesh   | Consumer Coordination Council (CCC), CORE, Noida                                       | 10,00,000                 |
|         7 | Uttar Pradesh   | M/s Bundela Gramodyog Seva Sansthan                                                    | 5,00,000                  |
|         7 | Uttar Pradesh   | Consumer Online Resource& Empowerment, (CORE)                                          | 15,00,000                 |
|         8 | Uttarakhand     | M/s Mounda Dhunpur Kalyan Samati                                                       | 5,00,000                  |

## Financial Year 2014-15

|   Sl. No. | Name of State   | Name of NGOs/VCOs                                  | 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                 |
|         4 | New Delhi       | VOICE                                              | 40,00,000                 |
|         4 | New Delhi       | Consumer Online Foundation                         | 6,00,000                  |
|         4 | New Delhi       | SAVERA                                             | 25,00,000                 |
|         5 | Uttar Pradesh   | Consumer Co-ordination Council (CCC), Noida, U.P   | 25,00,000                 |
|         5 | Uttar Pradesh   | Consumer Co-ordination Council (CCC), Noida, U.P   | 3,50,000                  |
|         6 | Uttarakhand     | Mounda Dhunpur KalyanSamati, Dehradun              | 5,00,000                  |

Financial Year 2015-16

|   S. No. | Name of State   | NGOs / VCOs                                                 | Grant released (in Rs.)   |
|----------|-----------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------|
|        1 | Bihar           | SAVERA, (GSK- Patna )                                       | 26,10,000                 |
|        2 | Delhi           | Federation of Indian Electronic Commererce &Industry(FIECI) | 2,80,000                  |
|        2 | Delhi           | Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI),              | 5,00,000                  |
|        3 | Gujarat         | CERC, (GSK- Ahmadabad)                                      | 26,10,000                 |
|        3 | Gujarat         | CERC, Ahmedabad                                             | 17,00,000                 |
|        3 | Gujarat         | CERC                                                        | 20,00,000                 |
|        4 | Karnataka       | Raghvendra Trust                                            | 4,50,000                  |
|        4 | Karnataka       | M/S Karshan Technologies, (GSK- Bangalore)                  | 26,10,000                 |
|        5 | Maharashtra     | Mumbai Grahak Panchayat, Mumbai                             | 60,000                    |
|        6 | Manipur         | Manipur Women Coordination Council(MWCC), Imphal            | 5,00,000                  |
|        7 | Orissa          | Nari Mangal Mahila Samity                                   | 5,00,000                  |
|        8 | Rajasthan       | CUTS, , Rajasthan (GSK- Jaipur)                             | 26,10,000                 |
|        8 | Rajasthan       | CUTS, Jaipur                                                | 10,00,000                 |
|        9 | Tamilnadu       | CONCERT, Chennai                                            | 5,00,000                  |
|        9 | Tamilnadu       | CONCERT, Chennai                                            | 24,04,000                 |
|       10 | Uttar Pradesh   | Consumer Coordination Council                               | 17,50,000                 |
|       11 | West Bengal     | Bhavishya, West Bengal (GSK-Kolkata)                        | 26,10,000                 |

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## ANNEXURE- II

## STATEMENT  REFERRED  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (c)  &  (d)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2682 FOR 10.05.2016 REGARDING PUBLICITY OF SCHEMES.

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(Amount in Rs.)

| S.No.   | Name of State     | Year    | Fund Allocated   |
|---------|-------------------|---------|------------------|
| 1       | Bihar             | 2013-14 | Nil              |
|         |                   | 2014-15 | Nil              |
|         |                   | 2015-16 | 3000000.00       |
| 2       | Chhattisgarh      | 2013-14 | 3000000.00       |
|         |                   | 2014-15 | Nil              |
|         |                   | 2015-16 | Nil              |
| 3       | Goa               | 2013-14 | Nil              |
|         |                   | 2014-15 | 500000.00        |
|         |                   | 2015-16 | 2000000.00       |
| 4       | Gujarat           | 2013-14 | 5000000.00       |
|         |                   | 2014-15 | 5000000.00       |
|         |                   | 2015-16 | 5000000.00       |
| 5       | Haryana           | 2013-14 | 2884528.00       |
|         |                   | 2014-15 | 3000000.00       |
|         |                   | 2015-16 | Nil              |
| 6       | Himachal Pradesh  | 2013-14 | 2000000.00       |
|         |                   | 2014-15 | Nil              |
|         |                   | 2015-16 | 2000000.00       |
|         |                   | 2015-16 | 2000000.00       |
| 7       | Kerala            | 2013-14 | Nil              |
|         |                   | 2014-15 | Nil              |
|         |                   | 2015-16 | 2552516.00       |
|         |                   | 2015-16 | 2947484          |
| 8       | Madhya Pradesh    | 2013-14 | 5000000.00       |
|         |                   | 2014-15 | Nil              |
|         |                   | 2015-16 | Nil              |
| 9       | Maharashtra       | 2013-14 | 2882000.00       |
|         |                   | 2014-15 | 5000000.00       |
|         |                   | 2015-16 | Nil              |
| 10      | Punjab            | 2013-14 | 3000000.00       |
|         |                   | 2014-15 | Nil              |
|         |                   | 2015-16 | Nil              |
| 11      | Rajasthan         | 2013-14 | Nil              |
|         |                   | 2014-15 | 1000000.00       |
|         |                   | 2014-15 | 3646559.00       |
|         |                   | 2015-16 | 5000000.00       |
| 12      | Telangana         | 2014-15 | 2000000.00       |
|         |                   | 2015-16 | 2000000.00       |
| 13      | Uttar Pradesh     | 2013-14 | 9125000.00       |
|         |                   | 2014-15 | 8500000.00       |
|         |                   | 2015-16 | Nil              |
| 14      | West Bengal       | 2013-14 | 4759254.00       |
|         |                   | 2014-15 | 4759254.00       |
|         |                   | 2015-16 | 5000000.00       |
|         |                   | 2015-16 | 1500000.00       |
| 15      | Arunachal Pradesh | 2013-14 | 2000000.00       |
|         |                   | 2014-15 | Nil              |
|         |                   | 2015-16 | Nil              |
|         |                   | 2012-13 | Nil              |
| 16      | Assam             | 2013-14 | 2993182.00       |

|    |                 | 2014-15   | 2993182.00   |
|----|-----------------|-----------|--------------|
|    |                 | 2015-16   | Nil          |
| 17 | Meghalaya       | 2013-14   | Nil          |
|    |                 | 2014-15   | Nil          |
|    |                 | 2015-16   | 2000000.00   |
| 18 | Mizoram         | 2013-14   | Nil          |
|    |                 | 2014-15   | 2000000.00   |
|    |                 | 2015-16   | 2000000.00   |
| 19 | Nagaland        | 2013-14   | 2000000.00   |
|    |                 | 2014-15   | 2000000.00   |
|    |                 | 2015-16   | 2000000.00   |
| 20 | Tripura         | 2013-14   | 2000000.00   |
|    |                 | 2014-15   | 2000000.00   |
|    |                 | 2015-16   | 2000000.00   |
| 21 | Sikkim          | 2013-14   | Nil          |
|    |                 | 2014-15   | 2000000.00   |
|    |                 | 2015-16   | 2000000.00   |
|    |                 | 2015-16   | 2000000.00   |
| 22 | Delhi (UT)      | 2013-14   | Nil          |
|    |                 | 2014-15   | 2170031.00   |
|    |                 | 2015-16   | Nil          |
| 23 | Puducherry (UT) | 2013-14   | 875000.00    |
|    |                 | 2014-15   | Nil          |
|    |                 | 2015-16   | 2000000.00   |

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