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Suggestions on the role of the voluntary consumer organisations in tackling the menace of 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 covers all sectors of business across the country. The vulnerable sections of the society living in the backward and rural areas are the worst sufferers. ...

Misleading advertisements covers all sectors of business across the country. The vulnerable sections of the society living in the backward and rural areas are the worst sufferers. To tackle the menace of misleading advertisements in such areas, the roles of VCOs are perceived to be of great importance. The VCOs working in various parts of the country with their experience in handling consumer related issues may help identifying misleading advertisements and suggest appropriate action to the consumers, State Governments and local self-Governments.

Suggestions are invited on the role of the voluntary consumer organisations in tackling the menace of Misleading Advertisements.

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

For more information on Misleading Advertisements: https://mygov.in/frontendgeneral/pdf/brief-on-misleading-advertisement.pdf

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SHANMUGANATHAN B Balasubramaniam 11 years 5 months ago

AT LEAST SOME OF THE VOLUNTARY CONSUMER ORGANISATIONS, SHOULD BE GIVEN MINIMUM STATUTORY POWERS IN ASKING MISLEADING ADVERTISERS TO PROVE THIEIR CLAIM ( within 15 days of notice ), FAILING WHICH THEY CAN LODGE POLICE COMPLAINT / GO TO COURT. FURTHER, THEY CAN BE EMPOWERED TO "BAN SUCH MISLEADING ADVERTISERS' PRODUCTS / FUTURE ADVERTISEMENTS. Thanks for allowing, we citizens, to share our views / suggestions. THIS IS THE GOVERNMENT " FOR THE PEOPLE ". B Shanmuganathan / 98948-66843. COIMBATORE ( TN ).

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Vinod Dhankhar 11 years 5 months ago

सभी सरकारी योजनाओं का आपस में समन्वय होना चाहिए। खंड स्तर, जिला स्तर और राज्य स्तर पर सभी विभागों की समीक्षा बैठक एक जगह की जानी चाहिए। ताकि सभी विभाग अपनी रिपोर्ट पेश करें और सुझाव आमंत्रित कर योजनाओं का क्रियान्वयन अच्छे से हो सके। बैठक की कार्यवाही रिपोर्ट को सभी विभागों द्वारा संजीदा तरीके से लिया जाए और उस पर कार्यवाही की जाए। हर विभाग के अंदर सूचना चार्टर हों। जिसमे सभी योजनाओं की जानकारी हो। विभागों की जवाबदेही तय हो। समन्वय कागजों में ना होकर धरातल पर हो, तभी सार्थक परिणाम सामने आएंगे

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Shobhanjan Deo 11 years 5 months ago

Voluntary consumer organisations web-site should be created. This web-site and its contents should be monitored by a secretary level officer. Public at large should be educated so that they share the menace of misleading advertisement faced by them, thereby benefiting other customers. The comment posted should be open ended, so that other if want can share their experience on that link for that product also. The salient point raised on every discussion should be noted and acted upon.

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Rishabh sharma 11 years 5 months ago

Shri Modi Ji i want to attract your attention on a point about " KHADI " A renowned Indian Brand India Rank in cotton production in world :2 just behind china Still there are very inequality in peoples Wearing in the recent years i saw my near by that many people are very much fond of purchasing clothes of foreign brands . Its good to choose the best an open ness in market but still i fell its about marketing not quality . i have an idea to promote Khadi .

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sanjay bapna 11 years 5 months ago

News papers,TV channels and radio should work as VCO .they should make their self regulatory policy to broadcast such ads. While person related to TV,FILM and SPORTS should join VCO and not participate in this type of mis conduct.

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AKASH BALI 11 years 5 months ago

1.VCOs can give free legal advice to the people. 2.They can file cases against the companies. 3.Educate people in rural areas. 4.These organisations can also come up with their cautionary advertisements on the roads & media.

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Dinesh Tripathi 11 years 5 months ago

All advertisements must contain-(a)Min & Max Price of products.(b) free customer care no (c) Quality specification/ingredients & their credibility (d) Govt establish- test centers/labs for quqlity test cost to be borne by sample delivering person ( e)quick disposal of consumer forum cases & simplifying appeal/filing a case .(f) proper testing of all products/advts.by govt employees along with different citizens.

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Ritwik Saha Prityartham 11 years 5 months ago

to curb this malpractice and to cover up the dung created by these falsifying companies more and more consumer awareness programs are to be designed and worked upon to elevate the level of consumer awareness in the minds of the people. The voluntary organizations should not only come up but should also work effectively not only with a motive to earn money but also to serve the humanity as a whole. Several such organisations should come up with a good motive and should rather flourish in such are

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Ritwik Saha Prityartham 11 years 5 months ago

The growing interglobalisation of the global economy and international quality of many business customs have worked to the development of universal appeal on consumer rights protection and rise. Consumers and clients all over the world, demand value for money in the form of quality goods and best services. Modern technological innovations have no made a great improvement on the quality, availability and terms of goods and services. Sometimes they are even cheated in the name of quality. In order

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Atul kaushik 11 years 5 months ago

I think " come make in india" is a good jargon but only make in india is not sufficient. Actually in india its everyones tendency to produce in bulk in large volume without keeping in mind the quality of products. So in my view it should be like " come make quality products in india". Also we should do something for industrial exploitation.

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