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Create awareness on consumer rights, says ZP official

By Our Staff Correspondent

UDUPI, FEB. 13 . The Chief Executive Officer of the zilla panchayat, K. Sundar Naik, on Friday stressed the need for awareness on consumer rights.

Speaking after inaugurating the District Consumer Information Centre here, Mr. Naik said the centre would give information on consumer protection.

After the Government passed the Consumer Protection Act, it found that to implement the Act, the norms and regulations had to percolate to the grassroots.

Towards this end, the Union Government set up the Consumer Welfare Fund.

The centre would give information on poverty alleviation, employment generation and other programmes launched by the Government to the beneficiaries of these schemes.

It would also give information on the Panchayat Raj Act to the local bodies.

He said the centre would also give information on adulteration of food products in association with the Department of Weights and Measures.

It would have a tie up with the Department of Civil Supplies in the district, he said.

It would prepare an action plan and get it approved by the zilla panchayat.

He said a committee would monitor the activities of the centre once in two months. An office would be provided to it soon, he added.

The President of the Udupi Taluk Panchayat, Nityananda Shetty, said people should cooperate with the centre.

The convener of the Udupi Consumers' Forum, K. Damodar Aithal, said the Union Ministry of Consumer Affairs had released Rs. five lakh for three years to the centre. There were guidelines to spend the money, he added.

A.P. Kodancha, trustee of the forum, welcomed the gathering. U. Vanajakshi, President of the zilla panchayat, presided over the function.

Chittaranjandas Hegde, President of the Udupi City Municipal Council, released a booklet on the centre.

M.C. Gangadhar, Deputy Director of Food and Civil Supplies, was present.

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