ABSTRACT

Consumer Protection - Formation of District Consumer Protection Council in each District - Designating one officer in each District as District  Consumer Protection Officer - Orders - Issued.


Cooperation, Food and Consumer Protection (H2) Department

G.O.Ms.No.35
Dated 30.1.2004

Read:

1. G.O.Ms.No.616, Cooperation, Food and Consumer Protection Department, Dated 5.11.93

2. From the Commissioner of Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection Letter  Rc.No.C4/33023/2003 Dated 14.10.2003

ORDER:-

The Government  in their order first read above, have issued orders for the constitution of District Consumer Protection Council in all Districts of the State, under the Chairmanship of District Collectors concerned and the District Supply Officer as Member Secretary.  All MLA/MPs of the District and other concerned officials and two members from District Traders Association, four members of registered  Consumer Associations and four Members of lady social workers as members are nominated in the District Consumer Protection Council and these Council are now functioning in all the District and these Councils meet six times in a year as ordered in the Government Order first read above.

2. The Commissioner of Civil Supplies & Consumer Protection  in his letter second read above, has now requested that one of the existing officer, in each  District should be designated as District Consumer Protection Officer and he should be held responsible for assisting  the District Collector for proper implementations of specific consumer activities.  He has suggested that since the subject Consumer Protection is being dealt with by District Supply Officer in the District and Deputy Commissioner (North) and (South) in Chennai City respectively, they may be designated as District Consumer Protection Officer.

3. The Government accept the recommendation of the Commissioner of Civil Supplies & Consumer Protection and direct that the District Supply Officer in the Districts and Deputy Commissioner North and South in Chennai City, respectively be designated as District Consumer Protection Officer with immediately effect, for assisting the District Collectors for proper implementation of specific Consumer activities.

(By Order of the Governor)

S. Ramakrishnan,
Principal Secretary to Government

To

The Commissioner of Civil Supplies & Consumer Protection, Chepauk, Chennai - 5

All Collectors, including Chennai

The Registrar of Cooperative Societies, Chennai - 10

The Chairman cum Managing Director, Tamil Nadu Civil Supplies Corporation, Chennai -10

The Deputy Commissioner of Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection, Chennai, South & North,

Office of the Commissioner of Civil Supplies & Consumer Protection, Chennai - 5

Copy to

The Secretary to Government of India,

Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution,

Department of Consumer Affairs,

Krishi Bhavan, New Delhi 110 001.

Forwarded/by Order

Section Officer.