Massive consumer awareness rally to be held in Hanamkonda on January 30

A massive consumer awareness rally will be held in Hanamkonda on January 30 as part of an all-India campaign to educate consumers on the Consumer Protection Act, fraudulent trade practices, adulteration and avenues for legal redressal.

Hanamkonda: Southern States Consumer Coordination Committee (CCC) chairman and Consumer Confederation of India (CCI) national senior secretary Dr Pallepadu Damodar said that a massive consumer awareness rally would be held here on January 30.

Speaking at a consumer awareness meeting organised by District Consumer Advisory Committee in Hanamkonda on Wednesday, he said that a national-level consumer awareness campaign was being conducted for consumer empowerment.

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The Department of Consumer Affairs and the CCI, in collaboration with other relevant departments, were conducting the campaign to raise awareness about the Consumer Protection Act 2019.

The campaign focuses on educating consumers about fraudulent practices in weights and measures, adulteration of food products, defects in paid services and how to obtain compensation through the law.

The campaign was started in New Delhi on December 24, National Consumer Rights Day and would continue in all States until March 14, 2026. The campaign will conclude in New Delhi on March 15, World Consumer Rights Day, Damodar said.

Consumer associations, Civil Supplies Department, Weights and Measures Department, Drug Control Department, municipal officials and public organisations have been participating in the campaign.

CCI chairman Dr Ananth Sharma, its president Preeti Pandya, working president Selvaraj, CCI general secretary S Chakrapani, Telangana State committee members Bheem Reddy, Shilpa Reddy, Supraj and representatives from consumer associations of various States would participate in the rally in Hanamkonda on January 30, he added.