Question

Which of the following Ministry has recently announced to set up the Central Consumer Protection Authority ?
1. Ministry of Agriculture and Farmer’s Welfare
2. Ministry of Finance
3. Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
4. Ministry of Food Processing Industries

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 3 : Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution

The correct answer is the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food, and Public Distribution.

• Central Consumer Protection Authority
  • Union Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution has recently announced to set up the Central Consumer Protection Authority. Hence, Option 3 is correct.
  • The authority is being constituted under Section 10(1) of The Consumer Protection Act, 2019.
  • The Act replaced The Consumer Protection Act, 1986, and seeks to widen its scope in addressing consumer concerns.
  • The CCPA, introduced in the new Act, aims to protect the rights of the consumer by cracking down on unfair trade practices, and false and misleading advertisements that are detrimental to the interests of the public and consumers.
  • The Consumer Protection Act, 2019 establishes the Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) whose primary objective will be to promote, protect and enforce the rights of consumers.
  • It is empowered to:
    • Conduct investigations into violations of consumer rights and institute complaints/prosecution.
    • Order recall of unsafe goods and services.
    • Order discontinuance of unfair trade practices and misleading advertisements.
    • Impose penalties on manufacturers/endorsers/publishers of misleading advertisements.