The Centre on Monday directed state governments to implement Bureau of Indian Commonplace (BIS) certification on shopper merchandise whereas stressing the usage of digital expertise to guard shopper rights and scale back pending circumstances in shopper courts.
After inaugurating a day-long workshop on “Shopper Safety within the northern states” held in Chandigarh, Shopper Affairs Secretary Rohit Kumar Singh emphasised the function of expertise in strengthening the patron safety ecosystem and the significance of infrastructure and human sources in shopper commissions.
The Secretary mentioned, “State heads ought to be sure that BIS Certification is enforced on required merchandise for shopper security,” an official assertion mentioned.
He additionally mentioned the time dissemination undertaking by Indian House Analysis Organisation (ISRO) to cut back India’s reliance on Western nations for time accuracy.
Nidhi Khare, Further Secretary within the Shopper Affairs Ministry, burdened the usage of digital expertise to guard shopper rights, scale back the pendency of circumstances in shopper commissions, and the significance of transferring in direction of necessary e-filing.
She highlighted the work of the ministry on deceptive ads, endorsement pointers, e-commerce platforms, and direct promoting pointers, and urged customers to be cautious of deceptive adverts on all platforms.
She additionally made customers conscious of playing video games, merchandise with out BIS Certification, and influencers selling merchandise, the assertion added.
Senior officers from Haryana, Punjab, Chandigarh, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, and Ladakh governments attended the workshop.
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