(a) whether presently there is no law regulating tele- shopping and tele-marketing in the country;
(b) if so, whether the Government proposes to enact any legislation to protect the interest of the consumers opting for the tele-shopping;
(c) if so, the time by which the said legislation is likely to be enacted; and
(d) the steps taken to protect the interest of the consumers in the intervening period?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND THE
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD
AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (SHRI TASLIMUDDIN)
(a) : No sir. At present, the provisions of the Sale of
Goods Act 1930, Indian Contract Act, 1872 and the Consumer
Protection Act, 1986 regulate the sale of goods or services
including tele-shopping and tele-marketing in the country.
The Consumer Protection Act 1986 covers sale of all goods and
services. If the consumer is aggrieved by the action of the
provider of goods and services advertised through tele-
shoping and tele-marketing, he can file a complaint in any
consumer fora, established under this Act.
(b) : No sir.
(c) & (d): Do not arise.