(a) Whether all the textile manufacturing companies of the country only inscribe the name of the company on the clothes but never mention per meter price, as a result thereof the same cloth is being sold at different arbitrary prices in various places; and
(b) if so, the steps taken to protect consumer interest under the Textiles (Consumer Protection) Regulation ?
MINISTER OF STATE FOR TEXTILES
( SHRI GINGEE N. RAMACHANDRAN )
(a) & (b) A statement is annexed.
STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5305 FOR 28.4.2000 ON SALE OF CLOTH
(a) & (b) As per the provisions contained in Textiles (Consumer Protection) Regulation 1988, the following markings are required to be made on finished fabric:-
1. Face - plait markings
a) Name and address of the manufacturer
b) Description of cloth (dhoti, saree, suiting, shirting, etc.).
c) Length / width
d) Fast to Normal Washing or Not Fast to Normal Washing.
e) Seconds / Defective / damaged.
f) Spun x Spun or Filament x Filament or Spun x Filament etc.
g) Month and year of packing
h) Fibre composition
2. Selvedge markings. On every alternative metre of cloth, the markings mentioned at (h) and (e) above, are required to be stamped.
3. Markings on bales / packages
a) Name of the manufacturer
b) Month and year of packing
c) The word Grey or Bleached or Coloured fabric, as the case may be.
The Textiles (Consumer Protection) Regulation, 1988 does not make provision for the stamping of price on tops, yarn and cloth / fabric.
In order to make textile consumers (be it finished product consumer or industrial consumer) aware of the regulations and their rights, as well as recourse for redressal of grievance, the office of the Textile Commissioner through its regional offices and the regional offices of the Textiles Committee regularly conduct consumer awareness programmes in various parts of the country.