Question

1. Who is consumer?
2. Duties of consumers
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3. How consumers are exploited?
4. Factors causing exploitation of consumers.
5. Consumer movement.
6. Need of consumer movement.
7. Consumers movement in India.
8. Consumer protection Act, 1986.
9. All consumer Rights.
10. Where should consumer go to get justice.​

Answer 1

1. consumer is the one who pays something to consume goods and services produced. As such, consumers play a vital role in the economic system of a nation.
2. The Right to Safety and protection from hazardous goods or services. The Right to be Informed and protected against fraudulent, deceitful or misleading information and to have access to accurate information and facts needed to make informed choices and decisions.
3. Consumer exploitation refers to the act of taking advantage of buyers. ... Consumers are entitled to a certain value for their money, including right quality, right quantity, right prices and right information about the product. However, many market giants exploit consumers with malpractices of varying magnitude
4. Limited competition, leading to consumers being forced to buy a certain product. Limited supply of goods, products or services, leading to shortages and black marketing.
5. The Consumer Movement is an effort to promote consumer protection through an organized social movement which is in many places led by consumer organizations
6. Objective of consumer movement is to persuades the government to pass the necessary laws and to implement them for the protection of interest of consumers.
7. The consumer movement in India. PIP: It was thought that passage of the Consumer Protection Act in India in 1986 would encourage consumers to stand up for their rights and lead to an overwhelming number of disputes in consumer courts.

The Consumer Protection Act, 1986 is an Act of the Parliament of India enacted in 1986 to protect the interests of consumers in India. It makes provision for the establishment of consumer councils and other authorities for the settlement of consumers' disputes and for matters connected (1) Right to safety: protection from hazardous goods. (2) Right to be informed: availability of information required for weighing alternatives, and protection from false and misleading claims in advertising and labeling practices.