<h1>Consumer Welfare Fund grant applications require verified documentation and declared use for consumer protection before committee recommendation.</h1> Grant applications under the Consumer Welfare Fund Rules, 1992 must be submitted on FORM AI with truthful particulars, duplicate attested enclosures, and a declaration committing use of funds for consumer protection or standard marks. The form requires organisational status and registration details, governance and activity summaries for three years, project purpose and itemised budget, time schedule, funding sources, disclosure of prosecutions, and attachments of constitution, three years of annual reports, and three years of audited accounts signed and sealed by a Chartered Accountant. Verification by the relevant Ministry/Department and Committee recommendation are required, and suppression of material facts may entail prosecution.