(a) whether the Government proposes to set up a National Consumer Protection
Regulatory Authority to put a check on the increasing number of
advertisements misleading consumers by unscrupulous manufacturers;
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(c) if not, the steps proposed to be taken to check such misleading
advertisements?
MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND MINISTER OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (SHRI SHARAD PAWAR)
(a) & (b): There is a proposal to set up a National Consumer Protection Authority,
which inter-alia would adjudicate on complaints concerning misleading advertisements
by unscrupulous manufacturers impacting a class of consumers.
(c) : Does not arise.