The National Consumer Day was celebrated in the district headquarters here on Thursday and a webinar was held on the occasion.
District Collector Saroj Kumar Mishra attended the event as chief guest. ADM cum district consumer protection officer Satchidananda Sahoo, Assistant Civil Supply Officer Salal Uddin Khan, Prafulla Kumar Behera, senior lawyer Ranjit Mohanty, district consumer protection council members Govinda Ojha, Niranjan Barik, DIPRO Kaminiranjan Patnaik, Assistant Controller W and M Harishankar Patnaik and Zilla Parishad members, Panchayat Samiti chairpersons, vice chairpersons and consumer movement activists were connected through virtual mode. They expressed their opinions. Collector Mishra discussed this year's theme ‘New features of Consumer Protection Act 2019.’
In the amended Consumer Protection Act 2019,any electronic transition by consumer is inserted and lodging complaint through digital form is allowed, Collector Mishra revealed.