Organization : Department of Consumer Affairs
Service Name : Consumer Welfare Fund
Website : https://gama.gov.in/Secure/Login.aspx
Consumer Welfare Fund :
The Central Excise and Salt Act. 1944 (I of 1944) was amended in 1991 to enable the Central Government to create the Consumer Welfare Fund where the money that is not refundable to the manufacturers etc. shall be credited.
Related : GAMA Grievances Against Misleading Advertisements : www.statusin.in/10266.html
The Fund has been set up by the Department of Revenue and, is being operated by the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, Department of Consumer Affairs.
Objective :
The overall objective of the Consumer Welfare Fund is to provide financial assistance to promote and protect the welfare of the consumers and strengthen the consumer movement in the country.
Call for Proposals :
This call for proposals is made by the Department of Consumer Affairs inviting proposals from agencies / organisations engaged in Consumer Welfare Activities and who meet the eligibility criteria set out in the guidelines that follow.
Applications will be received from eligible agencies / organisations from 5 PM on 1st January till 5:30 PM on 31th January, 2016. Only on-line applications will be considered.
The subjects relating to Consumer Welfare that will receive priority include :
| Right to Safety | Right to Informed | Right to Choose | Right to be Heard | Right to Redress | Right to Consumer Education | Miscellaneous |
| Combating Food Adulteration | Financial Literacy | Comparative Study on Consumer Items | Running Consumer Care Centres | Class Action on Misleading Advertisements | Study of Awareness in North East States | Any Innovative Project for Empowering Consumers |
| Combating Spurious and Counterfeit Products | Study on ECRE and PBM Act | Comparative Study of Services | Training on Mediation | Study on Best Consumer Friendly State | Use of Digital Media for Consumer Advocacy | |
| Fiancial Protection of Consumer’s | Study on Misleading Advertisement in Specific Sector or Area | Empowering Rural Consumer Choice through Information | University / Institution Courses on Consumer Protection | Use of Digital Applications for Grievance Redress | ||
| Study on Product Liability | Awareness through Community Radio | Research Projects | ||||
| Vernacular Language Publications to Increase Awareness | Chairs and Centre of Excellence | |||||
| Consumer Clubs |
FAQs :
Why I get redirected to error page?
Sometime due to Network problem or Internet connectivity, connection may be lost due to which this happens.
Why am I get logged out automatically?
If your system remains idle for 10 minutes, you will be logged out automatically.
What do I do when I get redirected to an error page?
Click on login again button and you will be directed to the login page again.
What type of files I can upload?
Only PDF and JPEG files are permitted.
Is there any upper limit of file size for upload?
Keeping in view of the requirement of the application, the maximum file size has been restricted to 4 MB in each upload button. Send only the relevant pages that are required as proof. This will help in reducing the file size.
How do I restrict my file size to 4 MB?
Convert your files to PDF formats and also scan, if required, is to be done in lower resolution so that file size is reduced to 4 MB.
How to convert my word files to PDF format?
MS Word 2007 onwards has a save as PDF option using which you can convert your word file to PDF formats.