Milestone

  • Entered in to an institutional partnership with Research Centre for Law and Policy of Global Consumer Protection at the Wuhan University, China for research and other academic collaboration.
  • Bagged Rhoda Karpatkin Consumer International Award of 2013 presented by The American Council on Consumer Interests (ACCI).
  • Became one of the global partner in the World Bank’s worldwide initiative Global Partnership for Social Accountability (GPSA). Also placed in the Roster of Experts for providing its expertise in the area of social accountability as a resource organisation.
  • Become the Regional Anchor to manage Community of Practice on Social Accountability (CoPSA) in South Asia Region covering the countries of Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka and India.
  • Entered in to an institutional partnership with National Law School of India University (NLSIU), Bangalore for academic collaboration.
  • Registered as Consumer Awareness Group (CAG) with Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI).
  • Become a member of the newly constituted National Road Safety Council of India and reconstituted Central Consumer Protection Council(2011-14).
  • Empanelled as a consumer representative by the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission to protect the interests of electricity consumers.
  • CUTS CART became a part of Demand for Good Governance (DFGG) Learning Network of the World Bank.
  • The Council of Power Utilities in association with KW Conferences Pvt. Ltd. presented India Power Awards 2008 in recognition of the achievements and contribution of CUTS in power reform.
  • CUTS CART acts as a member of State Level Steering Committee in order to monitor the violations and to enforce the provision of the Section 5 of the Indian Tobacco Control Act, 2003.
  • The Centre became the member of Advocacy Forum for Tobacco Control (AFTC), India.
  • The Centre is made part of International Resource Team on Social Accountability of the World Bank Institute of Sustainability Development (WBISD) Washington DC.
  • The Centre again became the member of reconstituted Central Consumer Protection Council (CCPC).
  • The Ministry of Environment & Forests, Government of India appointed CUTS CARTas the Regional Resource Agency (RRA) for Rajasthan under the National Environment Awareness Campaign (NEAC) for three years from 2006-07 to 2008-09.
  • CUTS CART was appointed to peer review the section on ‘India Budget’ under the International Budget Project of the Centre on Budget and Policy Priorities, Washington DC as part of measuring the level of transparency in national budgetary processes in 60 countries.
  • Became part of the South Asia Social Accountability Network (SASANet) supported by the World Bank and Network for Social Accountability Curriculum Development in South Asian of the World Bank.
  • The World Bank, under its ‘Voice and Client Power Programme (VCPP)’, identified, documented and published the model developed out of successful intervention made by CUTS CART in the power sector. This is popularly known as ‘CUTS-FES Model in Power Sector’. The Centre has been a member of the steering committee of the VCPP.
  • Made a part of the committee constituted by the Government of Rajasthan to formulate the ‘State Child Policy’.
  • Filed a petition in the State Human Rights Commission, Rajasthan, demanding a ban on jeeps as public transport vehicles, as many accidents were occurring due to overloading of jeeps. Pursuant to this, CUTS was incorporated in the committee constituted for periodical checks of overloaded jeeps on the National Highways.
  • As a result of its work in the power sector has been nominated as a member of the Advisory Committee on Rajasthan Electricity Regulatory Commission (RERC).
  • Recognition as Investor Association with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), Mumbai and also got registered with Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India under Investor Education and Protection Fund.
  • Instrumental in getting the World Consumer Rights Day falling on March 15 adopted as the National Consumers’ Day by the Government of India. In the year 2000, this day was changed from March 15 to December 24, the same day, on which Consumer Protection Act, 1986 (COPRA) was given assent by the President.
  • The Department of Food and Consumer Affairs, Government of India, (with the support of Consumer Welfare Fund) selected CUTS to set up ‘Consumer Information Cell’ (CIC) at three of its Programme Centres, i.e. Jaipur, Kolkata and Chittorgarh. The CIC handles complaints, in addition to providing advisory services to consumers through direct counseling or via e-mail and telephone.