Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
DEMAND NO.16
Department of Consumer Affairs
A. The Budget allocations, net of recoveries and receipts, are given below:á
(Cost Rs. Crore)
Sr. No.	Group/Sub Group/Sub Sub Group/Scheme/Sub Scheme/Programme/Sub Programme	Actual 2011-2012			Budget 2012-2013			Revised 2012-2013			Budget 2013-2014
Sr. No.		Plan	Non-Plan	Total	Plan	Non-Plan	Total	Plan	Non-Plan	Total	Plan	Non-Plan	Total
1	Secretariat-Economic Services[1]	0.00	14.85	14.85	0.00	16.86	16.86	0.00	15.83	15.83	0.00	17.31	17.31
Consumer Affairs
2	National Test House[2]	16.86	23.49	40.35	16.20	25.72	41.92	11.40	26.19	37.59	16.87	28.29	45.16
3	Consumer Protection[3]	99.15	6.71	105.86	123.30	7.59	130.89	65.43	8.53	73.96	121.44	8.82	130.26
4	Strengthening Price Monitoring Cell[4]	0.00	0.00	0.00	2.70	0.00	2.70	0.68	0.00	0.68	1.65	0.00	1.65
5	Regulation of Weights And Measures, RRSL and IILM[5]	45.86	3.90	49.76	52.20	4.63	56.83	48.26	4.52	52.78	57.51	4.89	62.40
6	National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission	2.39	0.00	2.39	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
7	Regulation of Markets[6]	9.08	5.47	14.55	13.50	6.38	19.88	7.20	6.12	13.32	14.58	6.44	21.02
8	International Cooperation (Contribution)[7]	0.00	0.19	0.19	0.00	0.11	0.11	0.00	0.11	0.11	0.00	0.15	0.15
9	Subsidy on Import of Pulses[8]	0.00	250.00	250.00	0.00	300.00	300.00	0.00	270.00	270.00	0.00	250.00	250.00
Total-Consumer Affairs		173.34	289.76	463.10	207.90	344.43	552.33	132.97	315.47	448.44	212.05	298.59	510.64
10	Projects under Consumer Welfare Fund[9]	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Industries
11	Consumer Industries[10]	2.28	0.00	2.28	9.00	0.00	9.00	1.80	0.00	1.80	4.74	0.00	4.74
12	Lumsump provision for project/schemes for the benefit of the North Eastern Region and Sikkim[11]	0.00	0.00	0.00	24.10	0.00	24.10	15.23	0.00	15.23	24.21	0.00	24.21
13	Actual Recoveries	-2.83	-0.05	-2.88	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Grand Totalá		172.79	304.56	477.35	241.00	361.29	602.29	150.00	331.30	481.30	241.00	315.90	556.90

C.Plan Outlay		Budget Support	IEBR	Total	Budget Support	IEBR	Total	Budget Support	IEBR	Total	Budget Support	IEBR	Total
1	Consumer Industries	-0.55	0.00	-0.55	9.00	0.00	9.00	1.80	0.00	1.80	4.74	0.00	4.74
2	Civil Supplies	173.34	0.00	173.34	207.90	0.00	207.90	132.97	0.00	132.97	212.05	0.00	212.05
3	North Eastern Areas	0.00	0.00	0.00	24.10	0.00	24.10	15.23	0.00	15.23	24.21	0.00	24.21
Total		172.79	0.00	172.79	241.00	0.00	241.00	150.00	0.00	150.00	241.00	0.00	241.00
Source: Ministry of Finance, Govt. of India

[1]

Provision is for Secretariat Expenditure of the Department.

[2]

The provision is for the National Test House.

[3]

The provision has been made for Consumer Protection and Secretariat expenditure of National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission and Consumer Protection Cell. This also includes provision for Advertisement & Publicity under Consumer Awareness, Networking Programme of
Consumer Foras at States/UT level in connection with Strengthening of Consumer Foras and setting up of Consumer Counseling and Mediation Centres.

[4]

Provision is for Strengthening of Price Monitoring Cell

[5]

Provision is for Secretariat expenditure on Weights and Measures Unit, Regional Reference Standard Laboratories & Indian Institute of Legal Metrology and includes provision for majorworks and Machinery & Equipment for Regional Reference Standard Laboratories. This also includes provision for the programme of Strengthening of Weights & Measures Infrastructure at States/UT level.

[6]

Provision is for establishment expenditure relating to Forward Markets Commission. This also includes provision for Strengthening of Forward Markets Commission.

[7]

The provision is for contribution to International Organization of Legal Metrology.

[8]

The provision is for re-imbursement of losses to MMTC, PEC, STC and NAFED on import of pulses as well as Distribution of imported pulses to State Governments.

[9]

The provision is for Schemes governed under the Consumer Welfare Fund.

[10]

The provision is for setting up of Gold Hallmarking/Assaying Centers in India.

[11]

Lumpsum provision for projects/Schemes for the benefit of North Eastern States including Sikkim.