Family Economics And Consumer Education 3 (2+1)

Lesson 22: Consumer Protection laws

The objectives Of United Nations Guidelines For Consumer Protection

is extended the same/similar benefits of consumer protection to people not only in the developed countries of the world who are well fortified in consumer protection but also to those in the developing and under developed countries because consumers encounter similar problems in every continent in the world.
Guidelines

• Access to decision making
• Measures for consumer redress
• Protection of consumer safety
• Standards for goods and services
• Consumer Education and information
• Access to goods and services
• Protection of consumer health

In India there are a number of enactments promulgated for the protection of the consumer. In fact each legislation in the country has some elements which are directly or indirectly aimed at the consumer’s welfare or protection.