ements . ▁ ▁Emp ower ed ▁Committee , ▁Union ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Cons umer ▁Affairs . ▁ ▁Cons umer ▁Ad vis ory ▁Council , ▁Under writ ers ▁Labor ator ies , ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁Committee ▁constit uted ▁by ▁the ▁Union ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Cons umer ▁Affairs ▁to ▁draft ▁the ▁Cons umer ▁Prote ction ▁Policy . ▁ ▁Form er ▁member : ▁First ▁Ad vis ory ▁Committee , ▁In sur ance ▁Reg ul atory ▁and ▁Development ▁Author ity ▁of ▁India ▁( IR DA ) ▁ 2 0 0 0 – 2 0 0 3 . ▁ ▁Form er ▁member : ▁Executive ▁Committee ▁of ▁the ▁Bureau ▁of ▁Indian ▁Stand ards ▁( B IS ) ▁ 1 9 9 8 – 2 0 0 3 ▁ ▁Awards ▁ ▁M . R . P ai ▁Memorial ▁award ▁for ▁pione ering ▁journal istic ▁work ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁of ▁consumer ▁protection , ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁ ▁K arn ata ka ▁State ▁Government ▁Award ▁( K arn ata ka ▁Raj y ots ava ▁Award ) ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁for ▁public ▁service ▁through ▁journal ism ’ . ▁ ▁Cham eli ▁De vi ▁J ain ▁Award ▁for ▁Out standing ▁Women ▁Media person ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁for ▁" J ournal istic ▁work ▁dedicated ▁to ▁the ▁cause ▁of ▁consumer ▁aw aren ess ▁and ▁protection ". ▁ ▁Media ▁India ▁Award ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁for ▁" cons istent ▁writing ▁on ▁consumer ▁issues " ▁ ▁American ▁Society ▁of ▁New sp aper ▁Edit ors ▁Fellow ship ▁in