To educate consumers regarding their rights and duties for a vibrant consumer movement in the state, Punjab Government on Monday unveiled a major initiative to rope in non-government organisations and eminent social activists.
In an open economy, it is imperative to have a strong consumer movement to keep a check on quality of products and services being offer to the consumers,” asserted the State Food and Civil Supplies Minister Adaish Pratap Singh Kairon, on the sidelines of book release function.
He said that the State Government was in process of roping in eminent social activists and various known NGOs in district and block level consumer protection councils so that the local issues relating to consumers could be addressed effectively and quick action could be taken to redress the grievances pertaining to food and Civil Supplies Department.