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.

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instanceOf Ministry of the Government of India
Union government ministry
abbreviation MoCAF&PD NERFINISHED
country India
governmentType central government ministry
hasDepartment Department of Consumer Affairs NERFINISHED
Department of Food and Public Distribution NERFINISHED
hasPart policy on consumer rights
policy on foodgrain procurement for PDS
policy on storage and movement of foodgrains
hasRole administration of laws relating to consumer protection (Union level)
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
surface form: New Delhi
jurisdiction Government of India
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Delhi NERFINISHED
nativeNameLanguage en
oversees Essential Commodities Act implementation (policy oversight)
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)
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
food
public distribution
uses English
Hindi NERFINISHED
website https://consumeraffairs.nic.in/
https://dfpd.gov.in/

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Union government ministries of India includes Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution (India)
Tamil Nadu Cooperation, Food and Consumer Protection Department worksWith Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution (India)
this entity surface form: Department of Food and Public Distribution, Government of India