A Tagline Contest is being held by the Department of Consumer Affairs, Government of India which runs a National Consumer Helpline (NCH) with a toll-free no. 1800-11-4000 (short-code 14404) to attend to the consumer grievances. Consumers from all over the country can access the toll-free number or shortcode and seek telephonic counseling for problems that they face as consumers relating to various sectors.
Criteria: Entries are invited for submitting taglines which should reflect the involvement of NCH in resolution of consumer grievances. Entries will be judged on creativity, originality, composition, technical excellence, artistic merit and visual impact.
Prize: First prize Rs. 20,000/- & 5 prizes of Rs. 5,000/-
Eligibility: The competition is open to all Indian citizens.
How To Participate:
- Entry must be submitted to MyGov portal. The link for the same has been made available at www.mygov.in.
- Please ensure that your email address is valid and operational as this is the principal means through which communication will take place.
- Multiple entries by the same participant will not be considered. The participant should attach the Tagline as a PDF file.
- The winner of the competition shall be required to submit the Tagline content Hindi and English.
- Please note that the Tagline must be original and should not violate any provision of the Indian Copyright Act, 1957.
- The size of the Tagline should be one liner, maximum of 70 characters.
- Each entry must be accompanied by these details: name, gender, education qualification, occupation, contact numbers, email and complete postal address with pin/zip code. A scan copy of a valid proof of identity (Passport/Driving license/Voter ID Proof/ Ration Card).
- Employees of Department of Consumer Affairs, IIPA and the National Consumer Helpline or their relatives are not eligible for the contest.
Important Information: The winning Tagline will be the intellectual property of the Government of India and the designer cannot exercise any right over it. The prize-winning Tagline is meant to be used by Government of India for promotional and display purposes, IEC material and also for any other use as may be deemed appropriate. An undertaking by the participant has to be submitted stating the right to submit the Tagline to the competition. Anyone found infringing on others’ copyright will be disqualified from the competition. Government of India does not bear any responsibility for copyright violations or infringements of intellectual property carried out by the participants.
*For any query, please contact: G.C.Rout at dscpu-ca@nic.in