TRAINING PROGRAMME

FOR TEACHER-GUIDES
OF SCHOOL CONSUMER CLUBS
10.00 A.m. to 10.30 A.M. U.N. Guidelines, History of Movement,
And Why it is needed.
11.30 A.M. to 11.00 A.M. Who is a consumer and what are his
Rights and Responsibilities?
11.00 A.M. to 11.30 A.M. Consumer Protection Act, 1986
And why it was needed. Case studies and
Alternate Dispute Resolution
11.30 A.M. to 12.00 Noon Nutrition and health. Water.
Adulteration, Contamination, Iodised salt,
Geneticlly Modified Food, Healthy and
Junk food
12.00 Noon to 12.30 P.M. Quality and Quantity, Weights and
Measures Act, Packaged Commodities
Order
12.30 P.M. to 1.00 P.M. Wise Buying. Standards and Symbols

1.00 P.M. to 2.00 P.M. LUNCH

2.00 P.M. to 2.30 P.M. What is Consumer Education and

Who should impart it? Teachers’ Role
2.30 P.M. to 3.00 P.M. What School Clubs can do?
3.00 P.M. to 3.30 P.M. Conservation. Environment, Water, Fuel,
Soil, Air
3:30 P.M. to 4.00 P.M. How and where to file complaints

4:00 P.M. to 4.30 P.M. INTERACTION

One commodity mixed with another:
must not be sold as pure,
nor a bad one as good;
not less as many,
nor anything that is at hand or
that is concealed ---- Manusmriti