World Consumer day 14.03.2024
The local Sri Ramakrishna Degree College organized a World Consumer Rights Day program on Friday. College Chairman Professor G. Ramakrishna Reddy, College Director G. Hemanth Reddy and college teachers and students participated as the Chief Guest of this program.
College Chairman Professor G. Ramakrishna Reddy said that World Consumer Rights Day is celebrated on March 15 every year. Today U. Inspired by John F. Kennedys (former US President) speech on consumer rights on 15 March 1962 while addressing the U.S. Congress, Anwar Fazal, a Consumers International worker, later proposed this day as World Consumer Rights Day. The first Consumer Rights Day was held in 1983. The Consumer Protection Act, 1983 was enacted to protect the rights of the recipient or persons and such persons.
College Director G. Hemant Reddy said that World Consumer Rights Day is important because it is a day to recognize consumer rights of common people and take action against them. Moreover, it is an important expression of each person as a consumer, because they take positive actions that affect everyone. For that, since March 15, 1983, the World Consumer Rights Day program is being held. College teacher Imtiaz Ahmed said that consumers have the right to know the quality, efficiency, purity, price and standard of goods and services. On March 15, 1962, the former American President John F. Kennedy proposed the Consumer Rights Bill in the lower house of the United States and announced four consumer rights to the American people for the first time.