2020-2021

On 25.2.2021 in the premises of CHEVALIER T THOMAS ELIZABETH COLLEGE FOR WOMEN with the right safety measures, an awareness seminar program was conducted on the topic 'swachh bharat related covid-19 presented by the citizen consumer club in association with Bureau of Indian Standards in the mere presence of Mr. H. Ajay khanna (deputy director of marketing and consumer affairs, Bureau of Indian standards). Where the gathering was warmly welcomed by Dr. Valli (Assistant Professor and faculty coordinator of citizen consumer club). And a moment was presented to the chief guest by the Vice Principal Dr. R.Meenakshi, as a gesture of respect. The seminar also took place with the presence of Mrs. Nirmala (General Secretary of Tami Nadu Consumer movement) and officials of the Bureau of Indian Standards. The chief guest shared various ideas on how to keep our country clean by knowing how to be able to differentiate between different kinds of waste products and also how to be hygienic during this pandemic of covid - 19. More than 50 are benefited.

Resource person: Mrs. Nagammal, Deputy Commissioner City (North), Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection Department, Government of Tamilnadu and Mrs. Ragini Ravichandran From CS & Cp Dept.

Participants: 53

The Citizen Consumer Club of Chevalier T.Thomas Elizabeth College for Women organized a Group Discussion on the topic ‘Milk Adulteration’ on 27th November 2020 from 3.00pm to 4.00pm via Google meet. Over 90 students participated in the discussion.

Citizen Consumer Club (CCC) of C.T.T.E College for Women in Collaboration with Fedcot India organised a webinar on ‘World Standard Day’ on 14th October 2020 through Zoom Meet. Mr. Chozha Naachhiar Rajasekar, President, The Tamil Chamber of Commerce, was the guest speaker of the event. 95 students participated in the session. Dr. J.Valli, faculty coordinator welcomed the gathering. In the highly useful session, Mr. Rajasekar talked about the importance of the standard, quality level and grade of various goods. Citizen Consumer Club student coordinator Ms. Shalini of III B. Com General proposed the vote of thanks.

The ‘World Food day’ was celebrated all around the world on 16^th, October 2020. On account of the celebration, our college club conducted an e- quiz on the same topic. There were a number of 25 questions asked in the e-Quiz. The link was accessed on 16^th, October 2020 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. There were 419 students from our college and Various Colleges in Chennai have attended the e-quiz and they received e-certificate to their registered e-mail.

The Citizen Consumer Club (CCC) of C.T.T.E college organized an International Webinar on ‘Corona Vaccine Development – Current Status’. The webinar was held on July 29, 2020. The Resource Person Mr. Anbu Jaya, Scientific Affairs Director(Retd.), Pfizer Pharma, Australia insisted on the importance of abiding by the basic protective measures against the Covid 19. He gave a deep insight about the immunological mechanism of vaccination, vaccine development, testing and approval process. He further announced that the vaccine will likely be available by the end of the year 2020. 250 students and faculty members from several colleges attended the webinar. The session was highly informative.

YouTube Link- https://youtu.be/2qiHFa-i7IA

The purpose of the forum was explained to the first year students in the classes by the faculty members of the Citizen Consumer Club. The membership was conducted through the Google form. Club members were integrated into the investigative committee for the Consumer Forum. Near 60 Students from various departments have joined the club.