JAMMU, MARCH 21: Governor N.N. Vohra participated in the “World Consumer Rights Day” celebration which was organized by the Department of Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs and Legal Metrology, here today.
Governor emphasized the need for sustained attention being given to all issues concerning consumer protection and safeguarding the welfare of the consumer.
Governor observed that it is of paramount importance to increase consumer awareness, adding that practical mechanisms would need to be adopted for generating consciousness among the consumers about their rights, the legal remedies and the various fora which are available for grievance redressal.
Governor complimented Minister Zulfkar Ali and the Department of Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs and Legal Metrology for taking the required decisions for ensuring availability of essential ration supplies across the State, especially to the poor and deprived sections of the population.
Governor urged Minister Zulfkar Ali to expedite the processes put in place to weed out ineligible beneficiaries to ensure that they cannot avail subsidized food rations.
Minister Choudhary Zulfkar Ali, in his address highlighted the series of initiatives taken by his Department for promoting people’s welfare and exhorted the people of the State to make full use of the law and aggressively assert consumers rights.
