Explain the role of consumer organisations and NGOs in protecting and promoting consumers’ interest.
Consumer organisation and NGOs perform several functions for the protection and promotion of interest of consumers. In India, these
associations are performing lots of functions some of them are
(i) Educating the general public about consumer rights by organising training programmes, seminars and workshops.
(ii) Publishing periodicals and other publications to impart knowledge about consumer problems, legal reporting, reliefs available and other – matters of interest.
(iii) Carrying out comparative testing of consumer products in accredited laboratories to test relative qualities of competing brands and
publishing the test results for the benefit of consumers.
(iv) Encouraging consumers to strongly protest and take an action L against unscrupulous, exploitation and unfair trade practices of sellers.
(v) Providing legal assistance to consumers by providing aid, legal advice etc in seeking legal remedy.
(vi) Filing complaints in appropriate consumer courts on behalf of the consumers.
(vii) Taking an initiative in filing cases in consumer court in the interest of the general public, not for any individual.
What scenario of consumer protection do you foresee j when the measures proposed in the above news report are implemented?
Enumerate the various Acts passed by the Government of India which help in protecting the consumer’s interest?
What new measure is the ministry of consumer affairs taking to make filing a complaint easy?
Explain the redressal mechanism available to consumers under the Consumer Protection Act, 1986?
What are various ways in which the objective of consumer protection can be achieved? Explain the role of consumer organisations and NGOs in this regard?
Explain the role of consumer organisations and NGOs in protecting and promoting consumers’ interest.