changeadminEncouraging broader public engagement in the mission of repair, the Department of Consumer Affairs, in collaboration with MyGov and the Chair of Consumer Law at National Law University Delhi, has launched a Logo Design Competition on ‘Empowering Consumers through Repairability Index’.
This initiative aims to crowdsource creative ideas from citizens across the nation and further engage the broader public in the mission.
Earlier, the Department of Consumer Affairs developed the ‘Right to Repair through Repairability Index Framework’ to empower consumers and reduce e-waste by enabling transparent, informed product choices. The framework is significant because it will give consumers the option to repair their products at an optimal cost rather than buying new ones.
This logo will serve the following purposes:
1. To visibly indicate a product’s Repairability Index rating.
2. To symbolise the core principles of the Right to Repair and the circular economy.
3. To serve as a certification mark that consumers can easily identify.
The proposed logo will visually represent India’s transition towards a circular economy, promoting responsible consumption and consumer empowerment.
Globally, the Right to Repair movement has gained considerable momentum, with people advocating for consumers to have greater control over the repair of their electronic devices, farming equipment, consumer durables, and automobiles and automobile equipment.
The Indian government Department of Consumer Affairs has initiated a multi-pronged strategy under the Repairability Index framework to bolster consumer rights, promote sustainable consumption and strengthen the circular economy.
It will save consumers’ money and contribute to circular-economy objectives by improving the lifespan, maintenance, reuse, upgradeability, recyclability, and waste handling of appliances.
The objective is to empower consumers with absolute “ownership” of their purchases and to harmonise trade and repair ecosystems in line with the LiFE (Lifestyle for Environment) movement’s call for mindful, deliberate utilisation.
To translate these objectives into action, a “Right to Repair Portal India” was launched on the occasion of National Consumer Rights Day on 24th December 2022, serving as a unified digital platform for consumers, manufacturers, and third-party repairers to access repair-related information.
Once implemented, this framework will be grounded in the enumerated core parameters, each serving as a foundation for assessing, rating, and comparing products based on their ease of repair. To visually represent this initiative and enhance public recognition and trust, this competition is launched to develop a distinct and impactful logo.
The competition is open to all Indian citizens aged 16 years and above as of 1st November 2025. Participants are invited to submit original logo designs along with a brief concept note explaining the design idea and its relevance to the theme.
Entries must be uploaded in the prescribed format via the MyGov portal (Empowering consumers through Repairability Index | MyGov.in) by 30th November 2025 (23:45 hrs IST). The winning entry will receive a cash prize of ₹25,000, and the selected logo may be officially adopted as the emblem for the Repairability Index framework.
The Department of Consumer Affairs encourages creative citizens, designers, students and innovators across India to participate in this national endeavour to visually represent the country’s transition toward responsible consumption and sustainable living.
Developments under India’s Right to Repair
In March 2024, the Department of Consumer Affairs held a meeting with companies from four key sectors (automobile, consumer durables, mobile & electronics, and farming equipment) to onboard them to the Portal.
During this meeting, issues such as limited spare parts availability, absence of repair manuals and high repair costs were underscored as barriers to consumer repair rights.
In July 2024, a stakeholder meeting was explicitly convened with automobile associations and partner companies, emphasising the need to democratise repair manuals and repair videos, enable third-party repairers and develop a repairability index for automotive products.
In August 2024, a National Workshop on the Right to Repair in the Mobile and Electronics Sector was held. The workshop aimed to establish consensus among industry stakeholders on key parameters for a Repairability Index to promote product longevity, improve access to repair information, and enhance consumers’ ability to reuse their devices rather than discard them.
Thereafter, the Committee submitted its report in May 2025, recommending that smartphones and tablets be the first product category covered under the Repairability Index (RI) framework.
The Committee identified “priority parts” such as battery, display assembly, back-cover assembly, front/rear cameras, charging port, mechanical buttons, primary microphone(s), speaker, hinge/folding mechanism and external audio connector(s).
The Repairability Index is proposed to be assessed across six core parameters: depth of disassembly; availability of repair information; availability of spare parts within a reasonable timeline; software updates; and tools and fasteners (types and availability).
Under the proposed scheme, OEMs would self-declare the Repairability Index based on a standardised scoring criterion and display the RI score at the point of sale, on online platforms, and via a QR code on packaging, thereby enabling informed consumer choice.
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