Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution (India)
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The Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution is an Indian central government ministry responsible for consumer protection, regulation of food supply and prices, and management of the public distribution system.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Department of Food and Public Distribution, Government of India | 1 |
| Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution (India) canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Ministry of the Government of India
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Union government ministry ⓘ |
| abbreviation | MoCAF&PD NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| governmentType | central government ministry ⓘ |
| hasDepartment |
Department of Consumer Affairs
NERFINISHED
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Department of Food and Public Distribution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
policy on consumer rights
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policy on foodgrain procurement for PDS ⓘ policy on storage and movement of foodgrains ⓘ |
| hasRole |
administration of laws relating to consumer protection (Union level)
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coordination of activities of state food and civil supplies departments ⓘ formulation of policy on consumer affairs ⓘ formulation of policy on food and public distribution ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
New Delhi, India
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surface form:
New Delhi
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| jurisdiction | Government of India ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Delhi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeNameLanguage | en ⓘ |
| oversees |
Essential Commodities Act implementation (policy oversight)
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Public Distribution System NERFINISHED ⓘ buffer stock management of foodgrains (policy) ⓘ consumer cooperatives policy ⓘ consumer grievance redressal framework (policy) ⓘ price stabilization measures for essential commodities ⓘ standards of weights and measures (policy) ⓘ targeted public distribution to poor households ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | Government of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Union Council of Ministers of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
consumer awareness programmes (policy)
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consumer protection in India ⓘ coordination with state governments on PDS ⓘ food security-related policies ⓘ management of the Public Distribution System in India ⓘ monitoring availability of essential commodities ⓘ policy on edible oils distribution (public distribution component) ⓘ policy on sugar distribution (public distribution component) ⓘ prevention of black marketing of essential commodities (policy) ⓘ regulation of food prices in India ⓘ regulation of food supply in India ⓘ regulation of packaged commodities (policy) ⓘ |
| sector |
consumer affairs
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food ⓘ public distribution ⓘ |
| uses |
English
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Hindi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| website |
https://consumeraffairs.nic.in/
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https://dfpd.gov.in/ ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Union government ministries of India
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includes
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Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution (India)
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Tamil Nadu Cooperation, Food and Consumer Protection Department
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worksWith
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Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution (India)
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this entity surface form:
Department of Food and Public Distribution, Government of India