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Every complaint1 filed under the consumer protection law must be accompanied with a nominal fee that is payable in the form of a demand draft of a nationalized bank or through a postal order,2 or in electronic form.3 The fee structure based on the value of goods or services is given below:4
Fee payable to the District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission:
| Value of Good or Services | Old Fee | New Fee |
| Upto one Lakh – Upto to one lakh rupees – For complainants who are under the Below Proverty Line holding Antyodaya Anna Yojana cards | No fee | No Fee |
| Upto one lakh Rupees – For complainants other than Antyodaya Anna Yojana card holders | No Fee | Rs. 100 |
| Rs. 1 lakhs – Rs. 5 lakhs | No fee | Rs. 500 |
| Rs. 5 lakhs – 10 Rs lakhs | Rs. 200 | Rs. 1000 |
| Rs. 10 lakhs – Rs. 20 lakhs | Rs.400 | Rs. 2000 |
| Rs. 20 lakhs – Rs. 50 lakhs | Rs. 1000 | |
| Rs. 50 lakhs – Rs. 1 crore | Rs. 2000 |
Fee payable to the State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission:
| Value of Good or Service | Old Fee | New Fee |
| Rs. 20 lakhs – Rs. 50 lakhs | NA | Rs. 5000 |
| Rs. 50 lakhs – Rs. 1 crore | NA | Rs. 10,000 |
| Rs. 1 crores – Rs. 2 crores | Rs. 2500 | NA |
| Rs. 2 crores – Rs. 4 crores | Rs. 3000 | NA |
| Rs. 4 crores – Rs. 6 crores | Rs. 4000 | NA |
| Rs. 6 crores – Rs 8 crores | Rs. 5000 | NA |
| Rs. 8 crores – Rs. 10 crores | Rs. 6000 | NA |
Fee payable to the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission:
| Value of Good or Service | Old Fee | New Fee |
| Above Rs. 1 crore | NA | Rs. 25,000 |
| Above Rs. 5 crore | NA | Rs. 50,000 |
| Above Rs. 10 crores | Rs. 7500 | Rs. 1,00,000 |
An important thing to note is that the collected fees go to the Consumer Welfare Fund, at the State level or the National level, as the case may be. Where such Fund does not exist, it is directed to the State Government.5 The fee is utilized to continue consumer welfare projects.
- Section 2(6), Consumer Protection Act, 2019. [↩]
- Rule 7(1), Consumer Protection (Consumer Complaint Redressal Commissions) Rules, 2020. [↩]
- Section 35(2), Consumer Protection Act, 2019 [↩]
- Section 35(2), Consumer Protection Act, 2019. [↩]
- Rule 7(2), Consumer Protection (Consumer Complaint Redressal Commissions) Rules, 2020 [↩]
K.T.Sidhiq Advocate
October 4, 2023
This schedule of fee is amended recently. The pecuniary limits of Commissions also changed.
Please update
Aravindakshan K R
May 12, 2026
The Hospital bill is Rs 50,000/-.
My claim for Cashless Treatment prepared and claimed by the hospital. Due to lapses on the part of hospital tho claim is rejected. But insurance company has proposed reimbursement claim subject to scrutiny. I have left the hospital with out payment. Hospital has said to have arranged some third party settlement seeking that I have to make payment to them. I am not aware of the terms and conditions.
My demand is that any remission or rejection in the claim amount, it will be to the hospital’s account.
Interest or any other burden on third party settlement shall be to the account of the hospital.
On such a complaint, what would be the Application Fee payable to the District consumer complaints redressal commission.
Please advise.
Thank you