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Give in brief any six reasons as to why consumer protection is needed in India. 

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In our country, when voluntary efforts failed, the Government of India incorporated some of the most important rights in the Consumer Protection Act, 1986. The statement of objects and reasons of the Act Section 6 incorporate the various rights of consumers. They are as under : 

1. Right to be protected or right to safety — Every consumer has the right to be protected against the marketing of goods and services which are hazardous to life and property. 

2. Right to be informed - Every consumer has the right to be informed about the quantity. potency, purity, standard and price of goods or services, as the case maybe, so as protect the consumer against run fair trade practices. 

3. Right to choose - Every consumer has the right to be assured, wherever possible, access to a variety of goods and service at competitive prices. By this right, he will be in a position to buy goods or services of his choice. 

4. Right to be heard - Every consumer has the right to be heard and to be assured that consumer ’s interests will receive due consideration at appropriate forums. 

5. Right to be redressed - Every consumer has the right to seek redressal against unfair trade practices or restrictive trade practices or unscrupulous exploitation of consumers. 

6. Right, to consumes education - Every consumer has the right to consumer education A consumer has a right to his rights as consumer He is entitled to obtain knowledge of all the remedies available to him against the exploitation by the manufacturers and traders of goods and services. Besides these rights covered under the Act, following are the other rights of a consumer recognised by some or the nations of the world. 

7. Right to value - Every consumer has the right to get full value in return of the price paid. 

8. Right to healthy environment or quality of life - Every consumer has the right to expect from the business a healthy environment so that he may enjoy quality life. He can expect an environment free from all kinds of pollutions.

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