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Ministry
of Food and Consumer Affairs |
Add: Krishi Bhawan
New Delhi - 110001
Delhi
Tel: 91-11-3382437 , 11-3782213
Email:
Website: http://fcamin.nic.in/
Contact: R S Mathur
Purpose: Consumer issues
Aim/Objective/Mission: The Union Ministry of Food and
Consumer Affairs functions to ensure food security in
India and to support the Consumer Movement. To have better
administration the Ministry is divided into three departments
1) Department of Food and Civil Supplies deals with procurement,
movement, storage and distribution of foodgrains. The
PSUs Food Corporation of India and Central Warehousing
Corporation work for implementation of Government Schemes
for the sector. ii) Department of Sugar and Edible Oils
monitors and implements policies for the development of
sugar, vegetable oil and vanaspati industries. The department
operates through two administrative bodies. Directorate
of Sugar, Directorate of Vanaspati, Vegetable oils and
Fats. iii) Department of Consumer Affairs functions for
consumer protection, commodity price management and regulation,
internal trade regulation, standards of Weights and Measures,
administration of essential commodities act and Bureau
of Indian Standards. |
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