Starting of one consumer club for 8th and 9th class students in all high schools in Andhra Pradesh to create awareness among the students – Instructions
Rc.No.30021/57/2022-A&I -CSE Dt:29/05/2023
Sub:- School Education – Starting of one consumer club for 8th and 9th class students in all high schools in Andhra Pradesh to create awareness among the students – Instructions –Reg.
Read:-
1. Letter CCS.Ref.No.CAII/E-2067612/2023 dated 04.05.2023 of the Commissioner of Civil Supplies & Ex-Ofcio Secretary to Govt., AP, Vijayawada.
2. Action plan received from the the General Secretary, Consumers Organization (CAPCO ), A.P, Vijayawada
The attention of the RJDs & DEOs in the State is invited to the references read above and they are informed that the Department of Consumer Afairs, Good & Civil Supplies is launching extensive
campaign to take consumer protection Act, 2019 to the grassroots level. Without the participation of student community, it will not be possible to take the consumer movement to the next level. There are
750 Govt. High Schools in Andhra Pradesh would like to set up one consumer club in each Govt. School with the students of 8th and 9th classes.
Further, planning to provide training programmes to all the teachers who are in-charge of Consumer Clubs. The trained teachers in turn groom the consumer clubs by inviting experts from the consumer
movement to enrich the knowledge of these young minds on market realities.
Hence, requested to give the directions to the Headmaster/Principal of all Government Schools to identify one teacher who can take care of the consumer club and forward the details of Name of the teacher, School, Address, Contact number and mail id of the in-charge teacher to the Commissioner of Civil supplies department ([email protected]) and copy extend to this ofce also.
The following Action Plan for starting of one consumer club for 8th and 9th class students in all High Schools in the State to create awareness to students.
1. Elocution competition in consumer subjects.
2.Presenting cultural programmes on consumer related matters.
3.Essay writing competitions.
4.Drawing competitions.
5.Conducting survey on consumer challenges.
6.Visit to District Consumer Commission or
7.Any other activity related to consumer protection.
In this context, they are hereby instructed to issue instructions to the field level ofcers i.e., DyEOs/EEOs/HEs in their jurisdiction for starting one consumer club for 8th and 9th class students in all High Schools in the State.
Further issue instructions to all the Headmasters of High Schools in the state to identify a teacher, who can take care of the consumer club and forward the details of in-charge teacher along with mobile number to the above said mail address and Permit him/her to hold consumer club meeting every month. Every alternate month speaker meeting and in the remaining months the above consumer related activities shall be assigned to the consumer club members.
They are instructed to submit the details of the teacher who can take care of the consumer club.
