The Inter School Competition on Consumer Awareness (19 October, 2011) An Inter School Competition on Consumer Awareness was organised by the Centre for Consumer Studies, the Indian Institute of Public Administration, New Delhi in collaboration with the Gen X Consumer Club of the Air Force School, Subroto Park, New Delhi on 19 th Oct 2011. The Department of Consumer Affair, Government of India, sponsored the competition. 13 leading Schools from Delhi participated in the competition. The competition included three events -Poster Making Competition, Group Song Competition on Consumer Awareness and Power Point Presentation. Chief Guest Dr. P. D Shenoy lighting the lamp The objective of the competition was to create awareness among the students in the areas of consumer rights, duties & responsibilities of consumers and role of individuals as consumers in the society. It was an effort to make students understand the role & importance of Consumer Protection. The Poster Making Competition was organized for two levels of students i.e. Group A Junior level (classes VII, VIII, IX) and Group B- Senior level (classes X, XI, XII). The themes assigned to the groups were Group A (Junior level) Safe Drugs and Group B (Senior Level) Energy Conservation. The time duration for the competition was one hour and one participant from each group
had to make a poster with an appropriate slogan. Similarly the time duration for the group song Competition was 15 minutes and similarly for PowerPoint Presentation Competition also it was 15 minutes The programme started with a floral welcome of the Chief Guest and the judges followed by lighting of the lamp. The chief guest for the function was Dr. P D Shenoy, Former Labour Secretary GOI and member of NCDRC. The other dignitaries who graced the occasion were Prof. Suresh Misra, Chair Professor and Coordinator, Centre for Consumer Studies, IIPA, Prof. V K Sharma, Professor Disaster Management, IIPA, Dr Mamta Pathania, Assistant Professor, Centre for Consumer Studies, IIPA, Dr Jayshree Pillai, Associate Professor, Deptt of Political Science, Miranda House, Dr Sheetal Kapoor, Associate Professor & Convenor of Consumer Club, Kamla Nehru College, Mrs Sarita Gupta and Ms Priyanka Misra. Mrs. Deepika Thapar Singh, Principal TAFS delivering the Welcome Address Ms. Deepika Thapar Singh, Principal TAFS gave the Welcome Address and thanked IIPA for trusting and believing in TAFS. 2
Dr. P D Shenoy delivering the Inaugural Address Dr. P D Shenoy in his inaugural address highlighted the importance of Consumer Protection in day to day life. Stressing on the importance of consumer rights he emphasized that consumers should not only focus on their rights but also try and think about consumer responsibilities which are equally important. He said that information enhances our awareness and knowledge of our rights and responsibilities. Armed with information, consumers can make good choices and wise decisions. He highlighted that consumer safety is another aspect which needs to be given due attention and especially children should take due care of safety instructions on products while purchasing and using products. One should not fall victim of the false claims made by certain advertisements which target young children and thus lure them to buy different products. He also emphasised on conservation of energy. Participants in the Poster Making Competition 3
Judges for the Competitions The results of the competition were declared by Dr Mamta Pathania, Assistant Professor, IIPA and the prizes were given away by Prof. Suresh Misra, Chair Professor and Coordinator, CCS, IIPA. Prof. Suresh Misra giving the Running Trophy to the winners- School, Saket The prizes and certificates were given to 3 students from Group A and 3 from Group B. However certificates were awarded to all the participants. Three prizes each were awarded to the students in the Group Song and Power point competitions also. The Overall Trophy for the event was won by Birla Vidya 4
Niketan School, Saket.One poster was chosen for getting it published it as a New Year Card by the Centre for Consumer studies (Annex-I). Participants in the Group Song and PPT Competition Out of the total posters some posters were selected by the Centre for Consumer studies for getting them published with the students name & school for the next year s calendar. (Annex. -II) The programme ended with a Vote of thanks by, Mrs Kanta Panwar, Vice Principal,, Subroto Park, New Delhi. The report would be incomplete, if we do not record our appreciation to Mrs. Deepika Thapar Singh, Principal,, Subroto Park for her support and cooperation in conducting the programme. Mrs. Lomina Rajiv, Mrs. Debolina Mukherjee and other staff members of the school deserve special mention for their support. We would also like to take this opportunity to acknowledge our gratitude to Dr. Rakesh Hooja, Director, IIPA for his guidance, encouragement and pro-active interest. The Secretary, Additional Secretary and Joint Secretary, Department of Consumer Affairs, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Government of India, deserve special thanks for sponsoring the Centre for Consumer Studies and reposing confidence and trust in the Indian Institute of Public Administration, New Delhi. (Mamta Pathania) Course Coordinator 5
LIST OF POSITIONS POSTER MAKING JUNIOR GROUP SAFE DRUG 1 st Position Saloni Gaba DPS NTPC Township 2 nd Position Sarita Jain Mount Abu Public School 3 rd Position Vatsala Sethi Manav Sthali School SENIOR GROUP ENERGY CONSERVATION 1 st Position Charvi Gupta Blue Bells Model School 2 nd Position Radhika Goyal 3 rd Position Shreya Dalmia Mount Abu Public School GROUP SONG 1 st Position 2 nd Position Blue Bells Model School, Gurgaon 3 rd Position DPS Vasant Kunj POWER POINT PRESENTATION 1 st Position Anandita Bindra DPS Rohini 2 nd Position Ashneet Blue Bells Model School Arushi Walecha 3 rd Position Bani Sodhi 6
Inter School Competition on Consumer Awareness (October 19, 2011) List of Participants Sl. No Name and Address SI. No Name and Address Group Song 1. Rahul 2. Ankit 3. Vipul 5. Dharir 7. Shubarna Chakravarty 9. Mahima Agarwal 11. Deepsi Yadav 13. Harshita Joshi 15. Damini Saxena 17. Nikita Sharma 19. Nikhil Sharma 21. Piyush 23. Rupali Sawant 25. Shambhaui Singh 27. Suryakant Upadryay 4. Ishita 6. Ayush Mishra 8. Pankhuri S. Tawar 10. Srishti Ahiya 12. Suyash Saxena 14. Deepa Mishra Bal Bharti School, Sector - 21 16. R. Priyanka Bal Bharti School, Sector - 21 18. Vidit Obroy 20. Vaishav Bal Bharti School, Sector - 21 22. Shiushend Verma 24. Isha Mudgal 26. Kauya Arora 28. Anuj Davar 7
29. Ishan Gupta 30. Siddarth Thakur 31. Ashish Francis Power Point Presentation 32. Ashneet 34. Sonali Mishra 36. Anandita Bindra DPS, Rohini 38. Manav Gupta Gyan Handir Public School, Naraina Vihar 40. Sayan Mukhopadhyay DPS, Vasant Kunj 42. Gayatri Girish Air Fora Golden Jublee School 44. Bani Sodhi 46. Anakt Arora Apeejay School 48. Ankur Singhal Mount Abu Public School 50. Arushi Walecha Poster Making 52. Priyanjan Khetu Junior, IX B, 54. Saloni Gaba Junior, IX Delhi Public School, NTPC, Township 33. Pratibha 35. Shrinwasvti Shee 37. Yash Aggarwal DPS, Rohini 39. Bhuvan Gyan Handir Public School, Naraina Vihar 41. Aarushi Verma Bal Bharti Public Schools, Sector - 21 43. Anukriti Dhingra Air Fora Golden Jublee School 45. Shauryanker Kaushik The Air Fo a School 47. Apoorva Gulati Apeejay School 49. Amneet Mount Abu Public School 51. Tushar Diwan 53. Charvi Gupta Senior, XI 55. Farheen Fatma Senior XI Delhi Public School, NTPC, Township 8
56. Arjun Sehgal Junior, IX DPS, Rohini, Sector 21 Phase III 58. Dev Kumar Senior, X Gyan Mandir Public School, E - Block, Narayana Vihar 60. Nistha Kamboj Senior, XI Manav Sthali School, Rajendra Nagar 62. Nordon Lepcha Junior, IX 64. Radhika Goyal Senior, XII 66. Anupriya Ahlawat Junior Air Fora Golden Jublee 68. Garav Kumar Senior Bal Bharti Public School, Sector-21 70. Shreya Dalmia Senior, XI Mount Abu Public School 57. Prany Jain Secior, XI DPS, Rohini, Sector 21 Phase III 59. V. Sethi Junior, IX Manav Sthali School, Rajendra Nagar 61. Astha Senior, DPS, Vasant Kunj 63. Dempy Sahu Junior, VIII 65. Varun Sreedhar Senior, XII 67. Mehak Devgun Junior Bal Bharti Public School, Sector-21 69. Samta Jain Junior Mount Abu Public School 71. Anshita Agarwal Junior, X 72. Vishaka Ratny Senior, XI 9