1

Students painting the posters at the venue

The Inter- School Poster & Slogan Making Competition

(September 28th 2010)

An Inter School Poster and Slogan making competition 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 28th September, 2010. The

Department of Consumer Affair, Government of India, sponsored the

competition. 20 Schools participated in the competition with two students from

each school (one junior level i.e. VII, VIII, IX & one senior level i.e. X, XI, XII).

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 competition was done 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 topics of the groups were – Group A – Jaguruk Grahak Surakshit

Grahak and Group B – Junk, The Junk Food. The time duration for the

competition was one hour and one participant from each group had to make a

poster with an appropriate slogan.

2

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 Mrs. Pushpa Girimaji, a Senior Journalist and Consumer Affairs

Specialist. The other dignitaries who graced the occasion were Group Capt.

BCS Bharathi, Chairman Air Force School; Dr. Mamta Pathania, Assistant

Professor, Centre for Consumer Studies, IIPA and Mr. G. C. Mathur, Trustee

and Convenor Binty.

Mrs. Pushpa Girimaji in her inaugural address highlighted the

importance of Consumer Protection in day to day life. Stressing on the

importance of consumer rights she emphasized that consumers should not

only focus on their rights but also try and think about consumer

responsibilities which are equally important. She 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 fake claims

made by certain advertisements which target young children and thus lure

them to buy different products. This was followed by a presentation on Junk

Food by the students of Gen X Consumer Club. Dr. Mamta Pathania,

Assistant Professor, CCS, IIPA made a presentation on how to mobilize the

Chief Guest Mrs. Pushpa Girimaji lighting the lamp

3

consumer clubs in schools. Apart from general awareness on various

schemes and policies of government for consumer protection she focused her

presentation on what and how of consumer clubs.

On the final judgement part, prizes and certificates were given to 6

students from Group A and 6 from Group B. However certificates were

awarded to all the participants. One poster was chosen for getting it published

it as a Deepawali Greeting Card by the Centre for Consumer studies (Annex-

I). Out of the total participants 12 entries were selected by the Centre for

Consumer studies for getting them published with the students name & school

along with the poster for the next year’s calendar. (Annex. -II) The programme

ended with a vote of thanks by the Mrs. Deepika Thaper Singh, Principal, The

Air Force School, Subroto Park, New Delhi.

The report would be incomplete, if we do not record our appreciation to

Mrs. Deepika Thapar Singh, Principal, The Air Force School, Subroto Park for

her support and cooperation in conducting the programme. Mrs. Lomina Rajiv

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)

Programme Director