Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Mar 17: Minister for Food, Civil Supplies, and Consumer Affairs Choudhary Zulfkar Ali today said today’s world is a consumer driven world where consumer is a “king” around whom the whole business world revolves.
While observing “World Consumer’s Right Day” here at Modern Institute of Engineering and Technology (MIET), the Minister said that today’s world is consumer driven world, where both national as well as international companies are spending millions to lure the consumer towards their product.
He said being the king of whole business world it is necessary that the consumer remains well aware with his rights and entitlements. The Minister said an aware consumer is an “asset” that not only protects but also helps to build a strong and a better nation.
Deliberating on theme “Consumers Rights in the Digital Age” for this year World Consumer Rights Day (WCRD), the Minister informed the gathering that in 90s only one percent of population in India was using telephone, but today smart phone users alone have crossed the figure of 220 million, making India the second-biggest smart phone market in the world after US.
He said likewise in terms of using Google search engine and social networking site like Facebook India stands at number two position after US in the world.
The Minister said that technology is fast developing and to be at par with the advancement it is imperative that everyone embraces it wholeheartedly. Keeping this in mind, the Minister said he from the day one after taking charge of FCS&CA Department decided to revolutionize the department by “digitalizing” it.
The Minister said on number of occasion in his both formal and informal interactions with business community, he has tried to make them understand for why it is important to be genuine in their business transactions with their consumers.
Highlighting the need to make intention of Consumer Rights Day (CRD) programme a success, the Minister said Government with limited human resource at its disposal does makes every possible effort to carry forward the message CRD brings, however, without people’s support it is not possible to achieve the real goal it envisages. He said Government can make law however its implementation totally depends on the support from the society.
The students of MIET also gave some presentations regarding digital consumer rights. In the end, the Minister also distributed mementos among the students and also presented a memento to Director MIET Director, MIET Ankur Gupta for observing the function in his college.
Director, FCS&CA G S Chib, Assistant Controller Drug and Food, President Consumer Welfare Association Engineer Vikram Gour, Director Academics MIET, S K Sharma, along with members from other associations were present in the function.
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