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New Delhi: The National Consumer Helpline (NCH) helped people across India recover Rs 45 crore in refunds during a recent eight-month period. According to a press release from the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, the helpline successfully resolved 67,265 complaints related to refund claims between April 25 and December 26, 2025. This…
New Delhi: The National Consumer Helpline, where people can register complaints and seek resolutions in an efficient and effective manner, has received 5.41 lakh complaints in 2025, said Nidhi Khare, Secretary of the Department of Consumer Affairs. Addressing a regional workshop on consumer protection in Chennai, Khare said that 23 per cent of complaints are…
New Delhi: The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) has issued 325 notices for violation of consumer rights, misleading advertisements and unfair trade practices, imposing penalties amounting to Rs 1.19 crore to date, the Parliament was informed on Wednesday. Union Minister of State for the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, B.L. Verma, said…
New Delhi: The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) has imposed penalties of Rs 61.60 lakh on 19 coaching institutes and issued notices to 45 coaching centres for misleading advertisements, the Parliament was informed on Tuesday. On November 13, 2024, the CCPA had issued “Guidelines for Prevention of Misleading Advertisement in Coaching Sector, 2024” in order…