Union Minister for Consumer Affairs Ram Vilas Paswan inaugurated Consumer Mela 2016 at Connaught Place in New Delhi. The ‘mela’ has been organised to bring consumers, companies, regulators and Department of Consumer Affairs on one platform for Consumer Awareness and possible grievance redressals and on the spot registration of grievances.

• The Consumer Counselling Mechanism will educate consumers about their rights and responsibilities, and the procedure for seeking Grievance Redressal. It would also register on the spot grievances, if any. The Consumer Awareness Week was also launched which will be observed throughout the country.
• National Consumer Helpline will be in the mela to educate consumers about their rights and responsibilities, the procedure for seeking grievance redressal, assisting them in registering grievances and the like.
• ‘Nukkad nataks‘ on consumer awareness and swachhta and poster making competition by school children will be also organised during the event.

DO YOU KNOW?

Ram Vilas Paswan

• Ram Vilas Paswan is born on 5 July 1946.
•  Paswan holds a Bachelor of Laws and Master of Arts degree from Kosi College, Khagaria and Patna University.
• He is an Indian politician, from Bihar and the current Union Minister of Food and Public Distribution.
• He was elected as member of 16th Lok Sabha after the 2014 Indian general election from Hajipur ,Bihar constituency, while his son Chirag Paswan won from Jamui constituency also in Bihar.