Consumer Affairs

Consumer Protection Bill 2018 passed in Lok Sabha: All you need to know about bill that protects your rights

Moving the Bill for its passage, Union Minister for Consumer Affairs Ramvilas Paswan said the Bill was non-controversial and was in the interest of the consumers.

Consumer Affairs minister Paswan pushes for stricter food safety practices; pitches for 'not healthy food' warning on junk food

Pushing for stricter food safety practice, Consumer Affairs Minister Ram Vilas Paswan on Tuesday pitched for a statutory warning 'not healthy food' on junk food packets like chips on the lines of cigarette packs.

Big challenge to ensure consumer welfare with e-commerce, says Paswan

Paswan further said that though the government has largely not received complaints from e-commerce consumers, but the existing mechanism need to be strengthened to address their grievances.