ABOUT CITIZEN CONSUMER CLUB

The Citizen Consumer Club of MEASI Institute of Management is an affiliated club to the Department of Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection, Government of Tamil Nadu, which was established at the beginning of the academic year 2015 – 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.
Mission of Citizen Consumer Club

  •  To enable students understand fundamental rights of a citizen.
  • To enable students realise and learn the fundamental duties of a good citizen.
  • To inject Knowledge on product standards, product quality and about markets.
  • To learn about laws enacted for protection/Welfare of consumers and enforcement authorities concerned.
  • To develop a sense of awareness among youth and methods of exploitation of consumers by business concerns and measures to protect them.
  •  To impart knowledge on product standards, product quality and about markets.
  •  To learn about sustainable consumption norms and implement them in real life.
  •  To assist the youth in making informed purchase decision as individual.
  • To build a base of enlightened citizen customers as the foundation of future India.

Motto
"AWARE! ALERT!! And ACT!!!"
Rights of Consumer
Rights of Consumers as enumerated under the Consumer Protection Act, 1986

  • Right to safety
  • Right to information
  • Right to choose
  • Right to assured
  • Right to heard
  • Right to redressal
  • Right to consumer education
  • Right to Healthy Environment
  • Right to basic need

Consumer Responsibilities

  • Critical Awareness
  • Action
  • Social concern
  • Environmental concern
  • Sustainable Consumption
  • Social Networking

Remedies Available to Consumer

  • To remove the defect pointed out by the appropriate laboratory from the goods
  •  To replace the goods with the new goods of similar description, which are free from similar defects 
  • To return the price of the charges paid by the complainant 
  • To pay such amount as compensation to the consumer for any loss or injury suffered by the consumer due to the negligence of the opposite party 
  • To remove the defects of deficiencies in the services in question 
  • To discontinue the unfair trade practice or the restrictive trade practice or not to repeat 
  • To withdraw the hazardous goods from being offered for sale 
  • To provide for adequate costs to parties 

3 R’s of a dutiful consumer 

  • Reduce: Consume only what you need, if possible reduce consumption of water, electricity, fuel and other non-renewable resources.  
  • Reuse: If a product can serve you for a longer period, use it instead of buying a new one. 
  • Recycle: Don’t litter the environment, please recycle degradable or recyclable materials through scrap dealers.

CITIZEN CONSUMER CLUB -COLLEGE LEVEL ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND STUDENTS OFFICER BEARERS LIST 2018-19

S.NO

NAME

DESIGNATION

ADVISORY COMMITTEE

1

Dr.D.NISAR AHMED

DIRECTOR

2

Dr.B.LATHA LAVANYA

NODAL OFFICER

3

Mr. A.APPU

PROGRAMME OFFICER
STUDENTS OFFICER BEARERS

1

MOHAMED GHOUSE. K

PRESIDENT

2

NAVEED MOHAMED HASSAN. M.A

VICE PRESIDENT

3

MOHAMED ASHIK. F

SECRETARY

4

MOHAMED IBRAHIM. K

JT. SECRETARY

5

AYESHA ANJUM. S

TREASURE

6

SYED FEROZ AHMED

JT. TREASURE

7

SUBAIR HAMSA. P

CREATIVE HEAD

8

CHANDRU. L   

ASST CREATIVE HEAD

9

EJAS AHAMED. J

DIRECTOR OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

10

SASI KUMAR. D

ASST DIRECTOR OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

11

MIRZA TANVEER ALI

EVENT MANAGER

12

IMAAZ HARMAN. A

ASST EVENT MANAGER

13

FATHIMA REHMAN

CHIEF EDITOR

14

MADHUSUDHANAN. P.R

JT.EDITOR

15

MOHAMED MEERAN MUAWIN.K.R

PUBLIC RELATION OFFICER

16

SYED BUHARI. M

ASST PUBLIC RELATION OFFICER

17

IFTHIKHAR AHMED. I

PROJECT DIRECTOR

18

MOHAMED ZEESHAN SAIT

JT. PROJECT DIRECTOR

19

SAMIULLAH.K

CCC REPORTER

20

KRISHNA PRIYA. T

CCC ASST REPORTER

 

REPORT ON FRESHERS SENSITIZATION PROGRAMME ON CONSUMER AWARENESS ON 5TH OCTOBER 2018 - Click HERE

REPORT ON CITIZEN CONSUMER CLUB EXHIBITION CUM STALL COMPETITION ON 31ST AUGUST 2018 - Click HERE

Inauguration Report of citizen consumer club

The program was conducted on 22nd of July 2016 at 10.30am at MEASI INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT, Chennai.
CHEIF GUEST:Thiru.L.Singaram, DeputyCommissioner, TN civil supplies and Dr.J.Vijayathilagam Superintendent TN Civil Supplies.
The program started with QIRATH (Quran reading) by Sufyaan followed by English translation by Ashik Aliyar.
Tamil thaai vaazhthu was played.
The welcome address and introduction was given by Dr.K.S.Sathyanaraynan
Thiru.L.Singaramand Dr.J.Vijayathilagaminaugurated the citizen consumer club and facilitated the office bearers.

President:ASHIK ALIYAR
Secretary:AHMED SHA
Asst. Secretary: ZEBA NOORAIN .S
Treasurer:SAFEER MOHAMED
 Citizen Consumer Club Inauguration Speech by L. Singaram
He said “people should involve themselves in social activities to ensure development, we should have knowledge about the good what weare buying, and People must see the MRP, Date of Manufacture, and Date of Expiry in all the products.

 

Orientation Speech by J.Viyayathilagam
She shared her experience how hazardous products are mixed in the market without the knowledge of that people are using such products, she also highlighted the need of awareness of Consumers. There  was an  interaction session between students and Dr. J.Viyayathilagam.
After a short break a short film on CONSUMER RIGHTS AND KNOWLEDGE was played.

CITIZEN CONSUMER CLUB COMMITTEE FOR THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2017- 2018: For details Click Here