Government sets up Central Consumer Protection Authority to promote, protect and enforce the rights of consumers
- The government has set up the Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA), under Consumer Protection Act, 2019 with the objective to promote, protect and enforce the rights of consumers.
- The CCPA has been set up under the section 10 of the Consumer Protection Act, 2019, which came into force on 20 July, 2020.
- Smt. Nidhi Khare, the Additional Secretary in the Department of Consumer Affairs, has been appointed as the Chief Commissioner of CCPA.
- The CCPA will begin its functioning in the premises of Indian Institute of Public Administration (IIPA).
- Objective of Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA)
- Promote, protect and enforce the rights of consumers as a class.
- Conduct investigations into violation of consumer rights and institute complaints / prosecution, order recall of unsafe goods and services, order discontinuation of unfair trade practices and misleading advertisements,
- Impose penalties on manufacturers/endorsers/publishers of misleading advertisements among other things.
Source: PIB