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    Standing Committee Report on Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution (2024-25) Released

    Posted 13 Mar 2025

    2 min read

    Key Highlights 

    • Strengthening of Consumer Commissions (SCC) Scheme: Persistent vacancies, both at State & District Consumer Commissions, are severely impacting Scheme’s effectiveness.
      • Out of total 36 sanctioned posts of President of State Commissions 18 (50%) posts are vacant.
    • Consumer Welfare Fund (CWF): Only 71.5% of Revised Estimates (RE) for 2024-25 relating to CWF has been utilized. 
      • Disbursement of funds under Price Stabilisation Fund (PSF) to several states & key agencies, like NAFED, Kendriya Bhandar, has not been uniform.
    • Computerization & Computer Networking of Consumer Commissions: Its expansion has streamlined case management, reduced delays, and improved access to justice 
    • Other: Currently, Indian Standard Time is not being mandatorily adopted by all Telecom Service Providers (TSPs) and Internet Service Providers (ISPs).
      • Lack of uniformity in time across different systems presents significant challenges for law enforcement agencies (LEAs) in investigating cybercrimes.

    Key Recommendations

    • Take immediate and proactive steps to ensure that states and UTs prioritize the filling of vacant posts within a fixed time-frame.
    • Steps need to be taken to implement a more streamlined fund release process to minimize delays in disbursement and ensure the uniform distribution of funds.

     

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    • Standing Committee Report on Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
    • Strengthening of Consumer Commissions (SCC) Scheme
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