Tag: civics

Its not fully implemented in Jammu and KAshmir

The Right to Information Act was passed by Parliament on 15 June 2005 and came fully into force  on 12 October 2005.  With this law anyone can attain any information by writing an application. 

The Act covers the whole of India except Jammu and Kashmir, where J&K Right to Information Act  is in force. It covers all constitutional authorities, including the executive, legislature and judiciary; any institution or body established or constituted by an act of Parliament or a state legislature. It is also defined in the Act that bodies or authorities established or constituted by order or notification of appropriate government including bodies "owned, controlled or substantially financed" by government, or non-Government organizations "substantially financed, directly or indirectly by funds"

Consumer has the right to seek redressal against any unfair trade practices.

The definition of Right to Choose as per the Consumer Protection Act 1986 is ‘the right to be assured, wherever possible, to have access to a variety of goods and services at competitive prices’. For regulating the market place, there is just one factor required and that is competition.

Consumer Rights under the Consumer Protection Act, India

1. Right to Safety

2. Right to Information

3. Right to Choice

4. Right to be Heard or Right to Representation

5. Right to Seek Redressal

6. Right to Consumer Education

Poverty is the inability to attain minimum standard of living.
Poverty line indicates the level of poverty.
Above poverty line indicates that people are able to attain minimum standard of living.
Below poverty line indicates that people are not able to attain minimum standard of living.

Consumer Protection Act 1986, means that consumer's interests will receive due consideration at appropriate forums. It also includes right to be represented in various forums formed to consider the consumer's welfare. 

Every year National Consumer Day is celebrated on 24^th December. The main idea behind the celebration of this day is to remind people, the importance of consumer awareness. 

The act that provides protection to the consumers against the use of fraudulent marks is "The Trademarks Act" which was passed in the year 1999. This law deals with the mechanism of registration, protection of trademark and prevention of fraudulent trademark.