How many consumer protection councils are there? Explain each of them briefly.
Following are the consumer protection councils -
(1) Consumer Education And Research Center (Gujarat)- CERC is a recognised consumer organisation by the Government of India
and Government of Gujarat. It is dedicated to the cause of consumer
protection, environment protection, investor protection and public health and safety issue.
(2) Bureau Of Indian Standards- BIS is the National Standard Body of India established under the BIS Act 2016 for the harmonious development of the activities of standardization. The Product Certification Schemes of BIS aims at providing Third Party assurance of quality, safety and reliability of products to the customer.
(3) Federation Of Consumer Organisation In Tamil Nadu-Cuddalore District Consumer Protection Organisation is a not-for-profit organisation based in Tamil Nadu which aims to protect the interests of consumers through campaigning, to educate consumers on their rights to legal redressal and to hold workshops and training for consumer activists.
(4) Mumbai Grahak Panchayat-Mumbai Grahak Panchayat (MGP) is perhaps the largest voluntary consumer organisation in India with a membership of 24,500 families. It has been engaged in activities of consumer protection and education for the last 33 years. Its unique collective group buying system provides a best practice model for sustainable consumption
(5) Consumer Voice (New Delhi)-VOICE is an acronym for Voluntary Organisation in Interest of Consumer Education which has pioneered the protection of consumers in India. Based in New Delhi, the organisation has championed consumer education in the country since 1983.
(6) Legal Aid Society (Kolkata)- Legal Aid Services, West Bengal (LASWEB), one of the pioneering legal aid offering civil society organizations in India, empowers the poor and the disadvantaged with varied legal entitlements. Functioning since 1980 as an organic collective of retired judges, practising lawyers and social activists.
(7) Akhil Bhartiya Grahak Panchayat-The Pioneer of Indian Consumer Movement, Grahakteerth Hon. Shri Bindumadhav Joshi is the founder of this organization. Inspired by him, Dr. Vijay Lad registered this organization. Grahaktirth Hon. Bindumadhav Joshi is the founder president of Akhil Bhartiya Grahak Panchyat, Freedom Fighter and Ex Minister.
(8) The Consumers Eye India.-The Consumer Guidance Society of India (CGSI) is a Non-Profit consumer organization established in India in 1966 to protect and educate the Indian consumer about sub-standard products and services, adulterated foods, short weights and measures, spurious and hazardous drugs, exorbitant prices, endemic shortages leading to black marketing and profiteering, unfulfilled manufacture guarantees, and a host of other problems
(9)United India Consumer's Association- Consumers Association of India (CAI) is a membership-based organisation with 8,000 registered members all over India. Its main objectives are: spreading consumer awareness; empowering consumers and teaching them their responsibilities and rights as consumers. CAI regularly conducts seminars, workshops and training programmes and publishes various consumer guides on a variety of topics, which are of interest to consumers.
Following are the consumer protection councils -
(1) Consumer Education And Research Center (Gujarat)- CERC is a recognised consumer organisation by the Government of India and Government of Gujarat. It is dedicated to the cause of consumer protection, environment protection, investor protection and public health and safety issue.
(2) Bureau Of Indian Standards- BIS is the National Standard Body of India established under the BIS Act 2016 for the harmonious development of the activities of standardization. The Product Certification Schemes of BIS aims at providing Third Party assurance of quality, safety and reliability of products to the customer.
(3) Federation Of Consumer Organisation In Tamil Nadu-Cuddalore District Consumer Protection Organisation is a not-for-profit organisation based in Tamil Nadu which aims to protect the interests of consumers through campaigning, to educate consumers on their rights to legal redressal and to hold workshops and training for consumer activists.
(4) Mumbai Grahak Panchayat-Mumbai Grahak Panchayat (MGP) is perhaps the largest voluntary consumer organisation in India with a membership of 24,500 families. It has been engaged in activities of consumer protection and education for the last 33 years. Its unique collective group buying system provides a best practice model for sustainable consumption
(5) Consumer Voice (New Delhi)-VOICE is an acronym for Voluntary Organisation in Interest of Consumer Education which has pioneered the protection of consumers in India. Based in New Delhi, the organisation has championed consumer education in the country since 1983.
(6) Legal Aid Society (Kolkata)- Legal Aid Services, West Bengal (LASWEB), one of the pioneering legal aid offering civil society organizations in India, empowers the poor and the disadvantaged with varied legal entitlements. Functioning since 1980 as an organic collective of retired judges, practising lawyers and social activists.
(7) Akhil Bhartiya Grahak Panchayat-The Pioneer of Indian Consumer Movement, Grahakteerth Hon. Shri Bindumadhav Joshi is the founder of this organization. Inspired by him, Dr. Vijay Lad registered this organization. Grahaktirth Hon. Bindumadhav Joshi is the founder president of Akhil Bhartiya Grahak Panchyat, Freedom Fighter and Ex Minister.
(8) The Consumers Eye India.-The Consumer Guidance Society of India (CGSI) is a Non-Profit consumer organization established in India in 1966 to protect and educate the Indian consumer about sub-standard products and services, adulterated foods, short weights and measures, spurious and hazardous drugs, exorbitant prices, endemic shortages leading to black marketing and profiteering, unfulfilled manufacture guarantees, and a host of other problems
(9)United India Consumer's Association- Consumers Association of India (CAI) is a membership-based organisation with 8,000 registered members all over India. Its main objectives are: spreading consumer awareness; empowering consumers and teaching them their responsibilities and rights as consumers. CAI regularly conducts seminars, workshops and training programmes and publishes various consumer guides on a variety of topics, which are of interest to consumers.
