Desh Deshantar: उपभोक्ता - अधिकार और नया कानून | Consumer Rights and Authority

The government will frame rules and set up an authority to implement the new Consumer Protection Act by April this year, Food and Consumer Affairs Minister Ram Vilas Paswan said on Wednesday while stressing on the regulation of the e-commerce sector with a rise in online transactions. Parliament last year approved 'The Consumer Protection Bill 2019', replacing the Consumer Protection Act, 1986. The law seeks to revamp the process of administration and settlement of consumer disputes, with strict penalties, including jail term for adulteration and misleading ads by firms

Guests:
Nidhi Khare, Additional Secretary, Department of Consumer Affairs GoI,
Shweta Kapoor, Advocate, Supreme Court,
Chakshu Roy, Head of Outreach, PRS Legislative Research,

Anchor: Kavindra Sachan

Rajya Sabha TV,RSTV,UPSC,IAS,Consumer Protection Act,Product,Information,Law,Consumer rights,Returning goods,Refunds,Consumers,Rights,Consumer,Content,Consumer RIghts,Podcast,Citizens,And,New,Consumer Affairs Minister,Ram Vilas Paswan,