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What is the need of consumer movement

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The factors that gave birth to the consumer movement in India are manifold. It started as a "social force" with the need to protect and promote consumer interests against unfair and unethical trade practices. Extreme food shortages, hoarding, black marketing and adulteration of food led to the consumer movement becoming an organised arena in the 1960s. Till the 1970s, consumer organisations were mostly busy writing articles and holding exhibitions. More recently, there has been an upsurge in the number of consumer groups who have shown concern towards ration shop malpractices and overcrowding of public transport vehicles. In 1986, the Indian government enacted the Consumer Protection Act, also known as COPRA. This was a major step in the consumer movement in India.

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1. Safeguard against Malpractices

Objective of consumer movement is to safeguard the interest for the consumer from the malpractices taken as one‘s own by the business community such as imposing high prices, supplying low quality goods, creating an artificial shortage.

2. Knowledge to the Consumer

Objective of consumer movement is on educating and informing the consumers about their rights. Such knowledge makes the consumers aware of their rights.

3. Representation of Consumers

Objective of consumer movement is to represent the consumer in front of Government bodies. There is Consumer Guidance society are formed to protect the consumer. Consumer guidance society represents the consumer to the government bodies for consumer protection and consumer laws.