Dimapur, November 10 (MExN): The Consumers’ Society of Dimapur is organizing a public rally on consumer rights under the theme ‘consumers are to be protected’. The event is to be held on December 6 with Dimapur Deputy Commissioner Maongwati Aier and president of Nagaland Voluntary Consumer Organization Kezhokhoto Savi as the main speakers.
“Consumers are to be more careful and vigilant with the festival seasons, unlike other cities prices really shoot up in Nagaland and we appealed to the business community to maintain their prices correctly especially during Hornbill Festival at Kisama and Christmas times,” the consumers’ organization said in a note received here today. The authority in concern is also requested ‘to control the prices of goods including local products in the stalls at Kisama during Hornbill festival’ managed by the state Government every year starting from December 1.
In a related matter, a citizen has written to the PIO of the department of Legal Metrology & Consumer Protection to furnish a number of details sought under the RTI. The citizen has sought documents in duplicate, related to consumer protection only for the financial years for 2003-04, 2004-05, 2005-06 and 2006-07. Details are sought on how much the state government had sanctioned or released money under various heads. How it was utilized in consumer awareness and campaign programs financial assistance to voluntary consumer organizations; observance of World Consumers Rights Day and National Consumers Day; purchasing machineries, equipments, vehicles, etc for which purpose; printing, banners and so on for which purpose and occasion and any other expenditure related to consumers protection have been sought.
