The Ministry of Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection is a ministry of the
Government of Maharashtra
The Government of Maharashtra is the state governing authority for the state of Maharashtra, India. It is a democratically elected government with 288 MLAs elected to the Vidhan Sabha for a five-year term.
Maharashtra has a Maharashtra Legisla ...
. The ministry is responsible for consumer protection and regulating food and civil supply issues in
Maharashtra
Maharashtra (; , abbr. MH or Maha) is a states and union territories of India, state in the western India, western peninsular region of India occupying a substantial portion of the Deccan Plateau. Maharashtra is the List of states and union te ...
.
The Ministry is headed by a
cabinet level minister.
Ravindra Chavan
Ravindra Chavan is a leader of Bharatiya Janata Party and member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly elected in 2009, 2014 and 2019 who represents Dombivali Assembly of Maharashtra State.
Ravindra Chavan is the Minister of State for Ports ...
is current Minister of Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection.
Head office
List of Cabinet Ministers
List of Ministers of State
List of Principal Secretary
History
Food and Civil Supplies department came into existence in March 1965. Before 1965, Food and Civil Supply came under ''Agriculture, Food and Cooperation Department''.
Jurisdiction
Ministry looks after
Maharashtra
Maharashtra (; , abbr. MH or Maha) is a states and union territories of India, state in the western India, western peninsular region of India occupying a substantial portion of the Deccan Plateau. Maharashtra is the List of states and union te ...
. Department works in alignment with the ''Essential Commodities Act, 1955.''
Consumer protection
Department is further divided into following offices for administrative purpose.
State and District level consumer protection :
*Consumer Welfare Advisory Committee
*District Consumer Protection Councils
*State Consumer Protection Council
*Jurisdiction of the State Commission & District Forum
*District Fora
*Circuit Bench
*State Commission
Composition of State Commission
The State Commission consists of
* five Members
# one President (sitting or retired High Court Judge)
# one is judicial member (sitting or retired District Court Judge)
# and one is lady member.
# two members with adequate knowledge of consumer protection laws
References
External links
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{{State Agencies of Maharashtra
Government ministries of Maharashtra
Consumer protection in India