March 15 every year is celebrated as World Consumer right day. the theme of the World Consumer right day 2019 is "trusted smart products"
the theme aims to highlight what consumer want and need from a connected world and how important it is to put them at the heart of the development of these digital products and services
Genesis of the World Consumer Rights Day
the Genesis of The World Consumer right day can be traced to the special message to the US Congress on 15th March 1962 vice President John F Kennedy. the special message probably the first formal address about consumer right by the world leader the first World Consumer day was celebrated in 1983 and prepare than every year March 15 is celebrated as World Consumer Day World Consumer day in to highlight that right of all consumer are respected and protected and to protest against market abuse and social injustice which undermine those rights
consumer rights in India
the consumer protection act 1986 give 6 basic right to consumers
- right to choose the product
- right to be protected from all kind of hazardous good
- Right to be informed about the performance and quality of all product
- right to be heard in all decision making process is related to consumer interests
- right to seek redressal, whenever consumer right have been infringed
- right to complete consumer education
March 15 is observed as World Consumer right day to raise Global awareness about consumer right and needs
