In the context of formulation of the Eleventh Five Year Plan (2007-2012), it has been decided to set up a Working Group on Consumer Protection. The Terms of Reference and Composition of the Working Group will be as follows.

I. Terms of Reference:

1. To recommend a comprehensive set of policies, programmes and action plan to launch a strong paradigm for consumer protection covering inter alia consumer rights to awareness, education and redressal of grievances and quality infrastructure and standardization.

2. To identify specific areas requiring Government intervention and to suggest ways and means to enhance responsiveness of private sector to consumers..

3. To make an assessment of resource requirements and manner of financing including PPP models in the Eleventh Five Year Plan.

II. Composition of Working Group

1.	Secretary, Deptt. of Consumer Affairs	Chairman
2.	Dr. Jai Prakash Narain, Lok Satta, Hyderabad	Member
3.	Shri Manu Bhai Shah, Suraksha Sankool, Thatlej, Ahmedabad	Member
4.	Dr.Sunita Narain, Director Centre for Science and Environment	Member
5.	Shri Pradip Mehta, CUTS, Jaipur	Member
6.	Shri Devendra Narain, IRS (Retd) and Researcher	Member
7.	Additional Secretary, Department of Consumer Affairs	Member
8.	Director General, Bureau of Indian Standards	Member
9.	Chairman, Forward Market Commission	Member
10.	Senior Economic Adviser, Department of Consumer Affairs	Member
11.	Adviser (Industry and VSE), Planning Commission	Member
12.	Joint Secretary, Department of Consumer Affairs	Member-Secretary
13.	Representative of Ministry of Health	Member
14.	Representative of Ministry of Food Processing Industries	Member
15.	Representative of Ministry of Information and Broadcasting	Member
16.	Representative of Ministry of DAVP	Member
17.	Representative of VOICE	Member
18.	Representative of CII	Member
19.	Representative of FICCI	Member
20.	Representative of ASSOCHAM	Member
21.	Representative of Competition Commission of India	Member
22.	Representative of TERI	Member
23.	Representative of National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission	Member
24.	Representative of Government of Gujarat	Member
25.	Representative of Government of Andhra Pradesh	Member
26.	Representative of Government of Rajasthan	Member
27.	Representative of Government of Karnataka	Member
28.	Representative of Government of Sikkim	Member

2. The Chairman of the Working Group may include additional term(s) of reference in consultation with Member (Industry), Planning Commission, who is Chairman of the concerned Steering Committee.

3. The Chairman of the Working Group may co-opt any other Expert as Member of the Working Group, if considered necessary.

4. The Working Group will submit its report within three months. Department of Consumer Affairs will provide the secretarial assistance to the Working Group.

5. The expenditure on TA/DA of official members in connection with the meetings of the Working Group will be borne by the parent Department/Ministry to which the official belongs as per the rules of entitlement applicable to them. The non-official members of the Group will be entitled to TA/DA as permissible to Grade I officers of the Government of India under SRI 90(a) and this expenditure will be borne by the Planning Commission.

6. Shri. D.Banerjee, Deputy Adviser(CI), Planning Commission, Room No. 319-A, Yojana Bhavan, New Delhi (Tel: 23096710) will act Nodal Officer and any further communication in this regard may be made with the Nodal Officer.