On the occasion of World Consumer Rights Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said the central government was not…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Photo: AFP)
On the occasion of World Consumer Rights Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said the central government was not only focussing on consumer protection but consumer prosperity as well.
In a tweet, Modi said: “Greetings on World Consumer Rights Day. The consumer plays an important role in the economy.”
“Government of India is not only focussing on consumer protection but also consumer prosperity,” he said.
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Greetings on World Consumer Rights Day. The consumer plays an important role in the economy.
Government of India is not only focussing on consumer protection but also consumer prosperity. pic.twitter.com/avsAEhtowZ
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) March 15, 2018
Along with the tweet, Modi shared a short video on the importance of consumer protection in which he said: “Consumer protection has had an important role in the country for thousands of years. It is mentioned in the Atharva Veda that there must be no wrongdoing while weighing commodities.”
“The rules of consumer protection have been mentioned in books which were written thousands of years ago. Punishment for trading in a wrong way has also been laid down,” he said.
In October 2017, Modi had inaugurated a two-day conference on consumer protection in the national capital wherein he stressed that stricter guidelines are in the offing to protect people from misleading advertisements.
He added that the government was working on a new consumer protection law which would lay out stricter guidelines on advertisements and ensure that people are not misled.
This new law will replace the Consumer Protection Act 1986, and will instead incorporate the revised 2015 UN guidelines on consumer protection.
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