CERC was set up in August 1978, as a public charitable trust with a corpus of Rs.2000/-. It is a non-profit voluntary organization. The CERC in co-operation with its allied organization deals with Local, Regional, and National and International issues related to consumer protection, investors protection and environment protection.
The Government of India has recognized as a research institute and government of Gujarat of which Ahmedabad is a major city has recognized it as a consumer organization. CERC is India’s only consumer organization with an independent in-house comparative product-testing laboratory for testing evaluation rating and ranking of consumer goods.
The test findings are published in organization subscription based bi-monthly “INSIGHT”. The Consumer magazine, the test reports identifies the brands and the manufacturers of the products tested and declare which brands have conformed to the test parameters under the Indian Standards and which have not.
The Objective of CERC is as under:
1)Ensure total protection of consumers including investors
2)Represents consumers before the Government and other authorities
3)Protect the interest of Women, Children, Social, Economic, Racial and ethnic minorities, prisoners and laborers.
4)Promotes and protect Public Health and safety.
5)Collaborate and co-operate with National and International Organization in achieving its objectives.
6)Initiate, Conduct and support progress for conservation of National resources, protect and improve environment, prevention of hazards to human beings and other creature’s plants and property.
7)Establish accountability of Public utility services including monopolies.
8)Protect consumers against Monopolistic and Restrictive and Unfair Trade Practices.
9)Keep a vigil on business, industry and Public services.
CERC has invoked the Gujarat High Court, Supreme Court, MRTP Commission and District Forum, State Commission, National Commission for redressal of Consumer Grievances.
The Government of India has recognized as a research institute and government of Gujarat of which Ahmedabad is a major city has recognized it as a consumer organization. CERC is India’s only consumer organization with an independent in-house comparative product-testing laboratory for testing evaluation rating and ranking of consumer goods.
The test findings are published in organization subscription based bi-monthly “INSIGHT”. The Consumer magazine, the test reports identifies the brands and the manufacturers of the products tested and declare which brands have conformed to the test parameters under the Indian Standards and which have not.
The Objective of CERC is as under:
1)Ensure total protection of consumers including investors
2)Represents consumers before the Government and other authorities
3)Protect the interest of Women, Children, Social, Economic, Racial and ethnic minorities, prisoners and laborers.
4)Promotes and protect Public Health and safety.
5)Collaborate and co-operate with National and International Organization in achieving its objectives.
6)Initiate, Conduct and support progress for conservation of National resources, protect and improve environment, prevention of hazards to human beings and other creature’s plants and property.
7)Establish accountability of Public utility services including monopolies.
8)Protect consumers against Monopolistic and Restrictive and Unfair Trade Practices.
9)Keep a vigil on business, industry and Public services.
CERC has invoked the Gujarat High Court, Supreme Court, MRTP Commission and District Forum, State Commission, National Commission for redressal of Consumer Grievances.