Arul Anandar College

Consumer Club

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 were 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 consumers segments of a citizen and make them realize and learn the fundamental duties of 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
»	1.To educate students about rights of the consumers as provided in consumer production Act, 1986.
»	2.To mobilize youngsters by instilling in them the spirit of protection of consumer rights
»	3.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

Activities

S.No.	Academic year	Programmes	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 eneral Secretary,
4.	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 eneral Secretary
4.	2019-20	OrientationInternational one day webinar on “ Covid 19 and the Plight of Consumers”	Dr. Jebamalai Vinanchiarachi, Principal adviser, Knowledge MANAGEMENT Associates, Austria (Present)

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 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”.

Future Plan

1. To extend the participation of students.

2. To take up many collaborative activities with different organizations.

Coordinator

» Dr. Kala T.

Members

» Mr. Muthuperumal P.V.