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Parliament passes Consumer Protection Bill

Parliament passes Consumer Protection Bill

Consumer Protection Bill passes in RS

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Published : Aug 6, 2019, 6:41 PM IST

16:35 August 06

Consumer Protection Bill passes in RS

Consumer Protection Bill passes in RS

New Delhi: Parliament on Tuesday passed the Consumer Protection Bill 2019 that seeks to establish authorities for timely and effective administration and settlment of consumer disputes.

The Bill, already passed by Lok Sabha, was approved in the Upper House by voice vote.

It seeks to strengthen rights of consumers and provides a mechanism for redressal of complaints regarding defects in goods and deficiency in services.

Replying to a debate on the Bill, Consumers Affairs Minister Ramvilas Paswan said that the suggestions given by the members would be included in the rules framed by the Ministry under this legislation.

Read: Ayodhya Dispute: Hearing concludes for the day

16:35 August 06

Consumer Protection Bill passes in RS

Consumer Protection Bill passes in RS

New Delhi: Parliament on Tuesday passed the Consumer Protection Bill 2019 that seeks to establish authorities for timely and effective administration and settlment of consumer disputes.

The Bill, already passed by Lok Sabha, was approved in the Upper House by voice vote.

It seeks to strengthen rights of consumers and provides a mechanism for redressal of complaints regarding defects in goods and deficiency in services.

Replying to a debate on the Bill, Consumers Affairs Minister Ramvilas Paswan said that the suggestions given by the members would be included in the rules framed by the Ministry under this legislation.

Read: Ayodhya Dispute: Hearing concludes for the day

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Debate on consumer protection bill in RS
New Delhi, Aug 6 (PTI) The Rajya Sabha on Tuesday started
debating a bill that provides to establish authorities for
timely and effective administration and settlement of consumer
disputes.
The Consumer Protection Bill, 2019, which has already
been passed by the Lok Sabha, seeks to strengthen rights of
consumers and provides a mechanism for redressal of complaints
regarding defects in goods and deficiency in services.
Moving the bill for consideration and passing, Food and
Consumer Affairs Minister Ram Vilas Paswan said it is a long
pending legislation and except five all recommendations of a
parliamentary standing committee have been included in the
bill.
The bill, if passed by Parliament, will replace the
Consumer Protection Act, 1986.
Derek O'Brien and K K Ragesh (CPI) have moved amendments
for sending the bill to a select committee for further
scrutiny.
Paswan said the government had dropped health care from
the bill as several members had objected to it.
He said this "non controversial" bill among other things,
proposes setting up of Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission
and forums at the district, state and national levels for
adjudicating consumer complaints.
It also seeks to set up a Central Consumer Protection
Authority (CCPA) to promote, protect and enforce consumer
rights as a class.
The CCPA would make interventions to prevent consumer
detriment arising from unfair trade practices. The agency can
also initiate class action, including enforcing recall, refund
and return of products. PTI NKD
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