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To ensure speedy redressal of consumer complaints, the Department of Consumer Affairs on Friday asked Registrars and Presidents of national, state, and district Commissions not to grant adjournment for more than one month to ensure adhering to ...

The amended Consumer Protection Act, 2019, introduced by the goverment came into force on July 20, 2020, to empower consumers and help them in protecting their rights through its various notified rules and provisions

Coming down heavily on tall claims made by various brands on advertisements, a Parliamentary panel has asked the government to formulate a strict mechanism and penalise violators to curb the problem.  The Standing Committee on Food, Consumer Affairs & Public Distribution, led by TMC MP Sudip Bandyopadhyay, made the observation in the Nineteenth Report of the Demand for Grants

Consumer Commission NEW DELHI, Feb 23: The Supreme Court on Wednesday rapped states and Union Territories for delay in appointing nodal officers for utilisation of funds allocated for infrastructure in Consumer Commissions and said they will have to bear consequences for non-compliance of the order. A bench of Justices S K Kaul and M M Sundresh said the states and UTs are not understanding the severity of the situation and we have to do something more to make them understand. […]

Marking the National Consumer Rights Day on Friday, Secretary, Department of Consumer Affairs, Leena Nandan said that the proactive participation of the consumers is required as the Centre has transitioned from Consumer Protection to Consumer Empowerment and Prosperity.

Releasing of e-books and flagging the National Test House (NTH) Mobile Van for Drinking Water Testing marked the National Consumer Day 2021 with the theme "Consumer - Know your Rights" organised by the Department of Consumer Affairs ...

Household electricity prices across the National Electricity Market (NEM) have fallen to eight-year lows under the Morrison Government, driven by key government reforms, including the default market offer price cap. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commissions (ACCC) latest report from its ongoing inquiry into the NEM confirms electricity prices have fallen

Union Minister of State for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Ashwini Kumar Choubey in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha on Wednesday said that the Department of Consumer Affairs generates consumer awareness through video spots, banners, hoardings, posters, etc

Consumer Helpline received 81 complaints on service charge issues at restaurants March 09, 2021 × The National Consumer Helpline, set up under the aegis of the Consumer Affairs Ministry, received 81 complaints regarding levying of service charge by restaurants, pubs and hotels in 2020. The Consumer Affairs Ministry, in a written reply to a Lok Sabha question, said all the complaints were taken up with the respective hotels and restaurants for appropriate redressal and the response received b...

February 10, 2021 In response to BJP MP Gangasandra Siddappa Basavaraj’s question on “a recent report released by the US Trade Representative (USTR) include flea markets in New Delhi and Mumbai and also an e-commerce platform operating in India for selling fake goods, involving counter-feiting and piracy,” the government responded in parliament that it had “India is under no obligation to take action based on reports being generated by independent sovereigns,” and that the USTR’s re...