KATHMANDU, MAY 25
Minister of Industry, Commerce, and Supplies Dilendra Prasad Badu has said the Consumer Protection Council would be made active by making and amending the related act, rules and policies (if any).
The minister, also chair of the Council, made this statement at a meeting of the Council that took place four years after the formation of the Consumer Protection Act, 2018. The Council was formed to make policy on the matter of protection and implementation of the rights of consumers.
Highlighting the current matters like that of inflation and price increment of daily essentials, he said the government at all levels, private sector and consumers should be responsible, disciplined and cautious to end such things. "The citizens have been raising questions regarding the lack of efficacy of government mechanism to stop unusual inflation and other malpractices in the market.
The government at all levels, its bodies and offices should regularly monitor the market with utmost dedication and discipline to end the problems and help from all is the need of the hour," he said.
Among other matters discussed in the meeting were the need for the Department and all federal regulatory bodies to coordinate with all the stakeholders, including the provincial government regarding the matter of laws amendment, supply management, consumer protection and market monitoring so as to grant authority to the market monitoring mechanism at the provincial and local levels.
A version of this article appears in the print on May 26, 2022, of The Himalayan Times.
