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Consumer Rights

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Analyse any three reasons for the beginning of the consumer movement in India.

Solution

At world level the origin of consumer movement was in the form of consumer cooperatives. The first cooperative came in 1904 in Madras but there was not much development till 1962. The objectives of consumer movement were different in India from those of western countries.
Objective of Indian consumer movement in 1970 were as follows :

Shortage of consumer products
Adulteration and black marketing
Range of product is less due to lack of technology advancement
Main focus was on availability, price and purity.

Some More Questions From Consumer Rights Chapter

Critically examine the progress of consumer movement in India.

Select True or False

When is Ntional Consumers’ Day celebrated?

When was the Consumer Protection Act first of all passed in India?

When was the Right to Information Act passed?

Total number of Consumer group in India is _________.

MRP stands for _____.

At international level, this has become the foundation for consumer movement.

Consumer movement in India has led to the formation of various organisations locally known as

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