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Department of Consumer Affairs invites you to join India's online consumer community. Via this community, you can share your consumer experiences, find guidance and raise consumer issues. This initiative is founded by Dept. of Consumer Affairs, Government of India and part of the multi pronged approach to enable the Indian Consumer's voice.

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Paying for the business losses
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Almost every business and service has been asking for reliefs for their losses during the lockdown . own the line, as they restart their work, they will have to bear the cost of implementing the n...

By Padmanabhan G

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Overcharging for Covid-19 tests
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Really shocking that a COVID-19 patient admitted to a Pvt hospital in Andheri, Mumbai is charged Rs9.5 lakh for 15-day stay in a single room. That's the package. Patient is not in a critical condi...

By Seema Shah

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Wrong Doing of Video OTT platforms
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OTT platforms are new goons and charging consumers with misled information. VOOT is a video streaming app and running a free trial offer. The offer listed on app concealed the information that this...

By Sundeep Gulati

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In the last 4 weeks of lockdown period, were you or family members charged more than MRP for a packaged item by a retail store (at store or delivery) etc.?
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I noticed the MRP sticker showing higher prices than what was before shut down.

By Jayakumar Daniel

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Good Job Circles
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Seems like your ask of permitting books to be sold has been accepted by Govt in this attached. The question I have is - is there any store in India that sells electric fans only? I have...

By Sudesh Rai

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International flights
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I had booked flight from Delhi to Canada on 7th May 2020. Has anybody any clue or information whether international flights will operate from India to Canada by then. What are the latest cancellati...

By HARGURTEJ SINGH BAJWA

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Lockdown Relaxation: Restrict people, Permit Goods
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What is the issue Govt has on this. Why are they looking at relaxing things in districts with cases. There should be clear directive all districts with even 1 case after april 1 stays closed. Just ...

By Nikita Merchant

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Dont make airline bookings, they are clueless
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The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Sunday warned airlines not to take booking for domestic or international flights until they recieve orders from the government. In a c...

By Sarita S

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Availability of Essentials
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Essentials availability is still a problem however things are better than last week of March. Can some mechanism be developed so every district has a report like this. It should be used to grade lo...

By Radha Puri

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Extra GST over Disocunted MRP
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Has anyone been charged GST over discounted MRP? For eg: If the MRP was INR 1000/- and a flat discount of 50% was offered, then on the discounted price of INR 500/-, were you charged extra GST? Was...

By DIKSHA JAIN

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