National Consumer Rights Day Observed on 24 December.

Important Days

National Consumer Rights Day, also known as Bharatiya Grahak Diwas or National Consumer Day, is observed annually across India on 24 December to raise awareness about consumer rights and responsibilities.


      - On the occasion of National Consumer Day 2024, Union Minister Pralhad Joshi, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution & Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MOCAF&PD), inaugurated and launched several pro-consumer initiatives at an event held at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi.

      - The day marks the enactment of the Consumer Protection Act (CPA) of 1986, which received the assent of the President of India on 24 December 1986.

      - The first National Consumer Rights Day was observed on 24 December 1986.

Main Point :-   (i) The theme for National Consumer Day 2024 was "Virtual Hearings & Digital Access to Consumer Justice."

      (ii) On the occasion of National Consumer Day 2024, Union Minister Pralhad Joshi, from the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution (MOCAF & PD) and Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, inaugurated and launched several pro-consumer initiatives at an event held in Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi.


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