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Suggestions on how the State Govt., local self-government and Police can take effective measures against Misleading Advertisements

Suggestions on how the State Govt., local self-government and Police can take effective measures against Misleading Advertisements
Start Date :
Jan 01, 2015
Last Date :
Jan 24, 2015
04:15 AM IST (GMT +5.30 Hrs)
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Misleading advertisements, tricks gullible consumer in purchasing the products and services which are often health hazards or substandard in quality, for example – various ...

Misleading advertisements, tricks gullible consumer in purchasing the products and services which are often health hazards or substandard in quality, for example – various pills/food supplements, fairness creams, etc.  The Department of Consumer Affairs, Government of India having its office at New Delhi, would not be able to check the menace of misleading advertisement without the active participation and help from the State Governments, local self-Governments and the Police department of the States. These authorities are expected to intensify their action against the misleading advertisements as also the misleading advertisers on their own or once altered by the voluntary consumer organizations.

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Suggestions are invited on how the State Govt., local self-government and Police can take effective measures against Misleading Advertisements.

The last date for submission of your comments is 23rd January 2015.

For more information on Misleading Advertisements: http://cdn.mygov.nic.in/bundles/frontendgeneral/pdf/brief-on-misleading-...

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Suresh Tiwari
Suresh Tiwari 11 years 5 months ago
Police can not take actions unless Law is in place and complain is lodged against Misleading Advertisments.First of all there should be a agency to verify that which are the Ads falls under Misleading catagory.The Central & State Govts may enact effective Laws to punish the defaulters.All the Manufacturers must submit the merit detals of their products and the Ads have to contain only those points & not less or more.If there is deviation from the side of Manufacturers the penality/punishments should be awarded as per Law.
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Ashwin Shetty
Ashwin Shetty 11 years 5 months ago
All schemes must apply for a VERIFIED symbol to be issued by the relevant govt authority. it should have a unique digital reference number, which an investor should be able to verify on a govt website. advertisement must compulsorily carry such unique reference number. printing of such ads without this number should also be banned and onus should be also on printers, who can easily verify the authenticity by looking up the reference number.
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sanjay prasad
sanjay prasad 11 years 5 months ago
A team of people , organization, NGOs can work together to verify the Advertisements and proper action must be taken to ban & punish the people & Companies who were giving Misleading Advertisements. A toll free no must be provide for such complains.
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JITESH MALVIYA
JITESH MALVIYA 11 years 5 months ago
I TOOK ADMISSION IN INDIA'S VERY BIG IT COMPANY FOR COMPUTER COURSE IN THE YEA 2008 . AT THE TIME OF ADMISSION CENTRE HEAD PROMISED ME TO GIVE INTERN SHIP OF 1 YEAR AFTER THE COURSE WITH A GUARANTEED OF RS 10000 SALARY.BUT NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE AS PER THEIR PROMISES. THIS IS A BIG ISSUE OF PLAYING WITH STUDENT'S CAREER. FOR COMPUTER COURSE MY FATHER TAKE EDUCATION LOAN FROM BANK. THE COURSE WAS OF THREE YEARS BUT THIS INSTITUTE NOT COMPLETE MY COURSE 6 YEARS IS COMPLETED.
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Manish Bansal
Manish Bansal 11 years 5 months ago
Create an advertising campaign on educating people about how advertisements can be misleading. Such as making claims without any reliable basis, using celebrities for brand endorsements doesn't necessarily enhance the product value, etc. Also, ask people to report misleading advertisements and take action against them if people's claim are found to be correct.
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