Consumer Protection Act to be amended.

(From The Statesman (India))

Statesman News Service NEW DELHI, Sept. 26. The ministry of consumer affairs is considering amendments to the Consumer Protection Act (CPA) to prevent manufacturers from selling goods that are detrimental to consumers, according to the ministrys economic adviser, Mr DK Mukhopadhyay. Mr Mukhopadhyay said the current protection under CPA was inadequate and redress procedures were tedious. Consumers need value for money from the retail trade because they are often cheated by shopkeepers in the unorganised retail sector, he told a CII-organised workshop entitled Project on Building Trade-related Capacity in the Rural Sector. The project is …