How Does Consumer Protection and Redressal Help You?

Consumer protection helps you avoid fraud, scam and exploitation.
Listed below are some of the many ways it helps us.

You will get only the correct information about a product/service to help you make the right choice about buying it

You will not be misled by wrong advertisements

You will get what you were promised during the sale of the product or service

If an expired, defective product was sold to you, you can get redressal

If there are any side effects or negative consequences of the product, you will be informed about it before sale

You will not be mistreated by sellers and service providers

You can get redressal if you think you were cheated by the seller

Your safety is ensured when you make a consumer complaint

Did you know?

Ponzi scheme or pyramid schemes cannot be advertised according to the consumer protection laws in India. This helps all of us stay away from such risky investment scams!

A famous ponzi scam was the Saradha scam where lakhs of people were cheated and many got justice through the complaint system. Read about this same here.

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If the above exercise reminded you of the uncertainty and helplessness that you have felt as a consumer, keep reading

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