Mon, June 7 (DIPR): State level ‘Awakening Consumers’ on the theme ‘An alert consumer is the need of the hour’ was organised by the Legal Metrology & Consumer Protection Department at Council Hall Mon Town, with N Thongwang Konyak, Advisor Department of Legal Metrology & Consumer Protection and DUDA as the chief guest on May 30.
In his opening remark, Biso M. Kuotsu, Joint Controller and head of department, LMCP Nagaland, emphasized on the need to be aware and exercise on the rights of a consumer. He informed that such state level program on consumer awareness was organized for the first time since the inception of LMCP, and credited the Advisor LMCP for such initiatives. He emphasized on checking the MRP, Seal, trade mark, manufacture and expiry date etc… and cash memo while buying goods.
While thanking the LMCP department for organizing such programme at Mon, Manlip, President Konyak Union appealed the people gathered to learnt, disseminate and exercise their rights legally and do away with the traditional practice of taking law into their own hand.
Asserting that the peoples’ participation and support is a must for implementing any act, the chief guess urged upon the people to learnt their rights and responsibility and exercise their rights by bringing their grievances to their respective Consumer Redressal Forum for proper and full implementation of the Act. While speaking on the theme, Mayang Lima President, Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum and District Judge, Mon highlighted the historical background on the formation of the Consumer rights forum and redressal mechanism as per consumer protection act.
The programme was attended by Members of Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum Mon, HOD, KU. KNSK, KSU, DB, Mon Town Chamber of Commerce, Ward GBs, Consumer club from five schools viz. St.Marry’s School, GHS ‘C’, Anghjong Mission School, Model School and Holy Cross School.
