Explain the duties of a consumer.

1.       Be quality conscious and aware of rights to restrict business malpractices.

2.       Be aware of misleading advertisements.

3.       Insist the seller to give a bill, receipt and guarantee/warrantee card.

4.       Compare the quality, price, durability, after sales services etc. of the product.

5.       Carefully inspect variety of goods and make the best choice.

In India 24^th December is the ‘National Consumers Day’ while 15^th March is ‘World Consumers Day’. Lok Adalat is an effective source of rapid redressal in our country. Consumers protection is a social responsibility, so various consumer organization are actively functioning worldwide.