Consumer Club
Introduction & History
Introduction
Consumer Club is established specifically for creating awareness among the students regarding the consumer’s rights and privileges. This club has been started based on the recommendation of the government of Tamil Nadu. Every year guest lectures are organized with the experts from legal, academic and social sector to create consumer awareness among the students.
History
The Consumer Club of the College is an affiliated Club to the Department of Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection, Government of Tamil Nadu. It was established in the year 2016. The club has evolved its own objectives in aligning to achieve the common goal of the Department of Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection, Government of Tamil Nadu.
Vision
To enable students understand fundamental rights among the all consumer segments of a citizen and make them realize and learn the fundamental duties of a good citizen.
Mission
To spread awareness on Consumer Club at rights amongst state level adjudged by the commissioner of civil supplies and consumer protection through the State Government to Government of India.
Objectives & Action Plan
Objectives
- To educate students about the rights of the consumers as provided in consumer protection Act, 1986.
- To mobilize youngsters by instilling in them the spirit of protection of consumer rights.
- To impart knowledge about the role of consumers in protection of their rights and to strengthen the consumerism.
Action Plan
- To conduct various programmes for creating awareness on consumer rights.
- To enable the youth involve in protecting consumer rights.
Future Plan
- To extend the participation of students.
- To take up many collaborative activities with different organizations.
Activities & Reports
Programmes Conducted
| S.No. | Year | Programme | Resource Person |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2014-15 | Awareness Programme on “Election Consumer Awareness Camp” | M.Balasubramaniam, Revenue Divisional Officer, Usilampatti. |
| 2 | 2015-16 | Awareness Programme on “World Womens’s Day and World Consumer Rights Day” | S.M. Suganya, Revenue Divisional Officer, Usilampatti |
| 3 | 2016-17 | Awareness Programme on “Consumer Protection” | Mr.C.P.Thiruchagu, Advocate, General Secretary, Bar Council Association, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court |
| 4 | 2017-18 | Awareness Programme on “Consumer Protection Act” | Ms. Chamundi Bose, Advocate, General Secretary, Bar Council Association, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court |
| 5 | 2018-19 | Awareness Programme on “Consumer Protection Act 1986” | Mr.M. Meenal Pandian, Advocate, General Secretary, Bar Council Association, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court |
| 6 | 2019-20 | International one day webinar on “Covid 19 and the Plight of Consumers” | Dr. Jebamalai Vinanchiarachi, Principal adviser, Knowledge MANAGEMENT Associates, Austria (Present) |
Detailed Report
- The Consumer Club Organized the one day webinar on 20th July 2020, Dr. Jebamalai Vinanchiarachi, Principal Adviser, Knowledge Management Associates, Austria (Present) delivered the key note address and highlighted in "his erudite sharing" about Covid 19 and the Plight of Consumer.
- Organized the awareness programme on 27th February 2020, Mr.M. Meenal Pandian, Advocate, General Secretary, Bar Council Association, Madurai Bench of Madras High, delivered the key note address and highlighted his erudite sharing about Consumer Protection Act 1986.
- Organized the awareness programme on 27th February 2019, Ms. Chamundi Bose, Advocate, General Secretary, Bar Council Association, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, delivered the key note address and highlighted "his erudite sharing" about Consumer Protection Act.
- Organized the awareness programme on 16th March 2018, Mr.C.P. Thiruchangu, Advocate, General Secretary, Bar Council Association, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court Consumer delivered the key note address and highlighted "his erudite sharing" about Consumer Protection.
- Organized the awareness programme on 4th March 2017, S.M. Suganya, Revenue Divisional Officer, Usilampatti, delivered the key note address and highlighted his erudite sharing about Awareness Programme on“World Womens’s Day and World Consumer Rights Day”.
- Organized the awareness programme on 30th March 2016, M.Balasubramaniam, Revenue Divisional Officer, Usilampatti, delivered the key note address and highlighted "his erudite sharing" about Awareness Programme on “Election Consumer Awareness Camp”.
Committee Members
Ms. Ramya K
