Food and Public Distribution

November 7, 2025 6:31 PM

Consumer Affairs Ministry Holds Chintan Shivir on Strengthening Consumer Protection

Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution organized a Chintan Shivir on Amendment in the Consumer Protection Act, 2019 in New Delhi today. The Ministry said that deliberations focused on strengthening the consumer protection framework and ensuring speedy and effective redressal of consumer grievances. Secretary, Department of Consumer Affairs, Nidhi Khare said the Consumer Protection Act sets clear timelines for case disposal, which is three months for regular cases and five mon...

Govt says sufficient sugar available for domestic needs

The Centre has said that there is sufficient availability of sugar in the country. In a statement, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution stated that as of last month, India has a sugar stock of about 108 Lakh Metric Tonnes (LMT). The Ministry emphasised that it is sufficient to meet domestic demand for remaining months of current Sugar Season (October-September) 2022-23, and also for optimum stock of about 62 LMT at the end of season. During the period, the country is estima...