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Suggestions on how the State Govt., local self-government and Police can take effective measures against Misleading Advertisements

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Jan 01, 2015

Last Date :

Jan 24, 2015

04:15 AM IST (GMT +5.30 Hrs)

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Misleading advertisements, tricks gullible consumer in purchasing the products and services which are often health hazards or substandard in quality, for example – various ...

Misleading advertisements, tricks gullible consumer in purchasing the products and services which are often health hazards or substandard in quality, for example – various pills/food supplements, fairness creams, etc. The Department of Consumer Affairs, Government of India having its office at New Delhi, would not be able to check the menace of misleading advertisement without the active participation and help from the State Governments, local self-Governments and the Police department of the States. These authorities are expected to intensify their action against the misleading advertisements as also the misleading advertisers on their own or once altered by the voluntary consumer organizations.

Suggestions are invited on how the State Govt., local self-government and Police can take effective measures against Misleading Advertisements.

The last date for submission of your comments is 23rd January 2015.

For more information on Misleading Advertisements: http://cdn.mygov.nic.in/bundles/frontendgeneral/pdf/brief-on-misleading-...

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Kasi Viswanathan 11 years 2 months ago

Police should make personal visits to the Advertisers if it involved like "friendship", "doubling the money", "wonder drugs etc".

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Kasi Viswanathan 11 years 2 months ago

Police should call a minimum of 100 Advts and verify whether any fraud is involved. At district level, it should be minimum of 25 numbers.

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Sangeetha Subbiah 11 years 2 months ago

The seller should be mandated to provide their TIN number to the buyer in the advertisements. And government should have an online system where the buyer could be able to check the details of seller using the TIN. This should help to identify the fake products too..

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R L CHOUDHARY 11 years 2 months ago

This is for your information that I had written to Every Minster Govt of India & Nepal Govt through twitter, Face book by email, speed post & also by fax that G P Agrawal, C P Agrwal of Amit Veg Oils Ltd G P Motors P Ltd Amit Oils limited Amit Feed Amit Solvex Seetalaya Cold storage Shyamji Kirna Store Allahabad on false & fabricated papers transaction from Nepali Citizen to convert black money 100 Corers to white money, As this group is Black money King

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Adarsh Kumar Agrawal 11 years 2 months ago

There should be a web based central depository, freely accessible by public, wherein a back-up justification & basis (including documents supporting the claims made in the advt.) must be filed before any advt. is released, print or media. No approval to be required but a simple filing number to be generated which should be shown in the advt. The same depository should also allow complaints filing. Police should initiate action against the advertiser for misleading/wrongful advt. if found true.

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Sangeetha Subbiah 11 years 2 months ago

The http://www.ascionline.org/ site of The Advertising Standards Council Of India should be promoted by the government.So that the viewers of Misleading Advertisements could be able to report them immediately to the respective authorities

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Sangeetha Subbiah 11 years 2 months ago

The local weight loss advertisement stickers and other such unauthorized advertisement stickers inside the buses and trains should be removed. These could be removed by the bus/train transport workers or by the passengers. Separate guidelines should be given by the state government regarding these simple things.

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Rajesh Lohar 11 years 2 months ago

No govt no police can do any thing against Misleading Advertisement, people should take initiative to rectify this Government can make a transparent system for both viewer and add maker.

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Devanng Kurwa 11 years 2 months ago

i am a victim of FRAUD done by a software company located in mumbai! i tried to lodge a complaint in police station but they refused me for FIR! i am surprised.. dont know why gov has made police stations in country?? are they needed?? do they really work?? its worst experience!! just came to know the fact!! for a common man police doesnt help! if you are a rich man or have some political connection then only poilice can help us in INDIA!! shameful thing

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sibsankar chakraborty 11 years 2 months ago

Police do not entertain FIR. This is common in every State. This happens in spite of Supreme Court 's directive. On line FIR System is to be introduced at least for heinous crime as RAPE , MURDERED....as the mark of GOOD GOVERNESS .

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