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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.

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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Amit Jain 11 years 8 months ago

A separate department is needed to look into this issue any advertisement which has an impact on health or which makes false claims shall be scrutinized and only if it feels that it can be aired must be allowed after getting the clearance.

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Ram deva Mahor 11 years 8 months ago

Following things can be done. 1. confidance need to be created in citizens that proper action is taken against such misleading advertisements and thier owners. 2. If such confidance can be build by goverenment then citizen will put efforts to identify and report such issues 3. Citizen must be safe from all threats 4. Citizens must rewareded for their contribution.

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sanat nayak 11 years 8 months ago

Advertisements needs media, weather it is a print media or electronics media or any other media. So as a responsible organ of the society it is the duty of the media to not to allow misleading advertisements. It is therefore rules are needed which compel the media not to allow misleading advertisements.

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rajkumar pandey 11 years 8 months ago

our 65 years of experience is that if officers of state governments, local bodies and police are involved in taking actions against misleading advertisements, they will start becoming crorepati, but the poor consumer will not get the benefit. so for god sake, keep the government officers out of this work, in this highly subjective, discretionary and interpretation prone work. consumer affair ministry must enforce code of conduct for all advertisers by prosecutions.

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sanjai kumar rai 11 years 8 months ago

शासकीय सूचना केंद्र को काफी शसक्त बनाकर और हर आम आदमी की पहुच उस सूचना केंद्र तक होवे जिससे आम आदमी भ्रामक सूचनाओं का शिकार न हो सके ।

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Yogesh Rathod 11 years 8 months ago

The person who is employ of Indian railways should have dress code in office & they should wear a Id card which will be visible for the person who is interacting with him. There are many benefits of this program. Firstly the passenger will know who is railway employ & communication with proper person will be possible. Agents who are nearby reservation offices & stations will not able to fool passengers & due to I Card which will be displayed the passengers will come to know with whom they talk

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sajith kp 11 years 8 months ago

misleading advertisement could be considered as crime not only just for the person or company who's advertisement are advertised and further the multimedia and papers which advertise it also could be charged with fine

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Vasudeva Rao Dasari 11 years 8 months ago

Whoever advertise Stars, Cricketers,Sports by taking huge money shall be made liable for refund of loss of money if any by way of cheating in buying such sales/service along with that company management shall be included in the law. Then these models/celebrities will be careful in participating such adds.Fans also must resist their craziness to follow the adds of their stars blindly

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Ruma Shukla 11 years 8 months ago

Like Flim Censor boards we can have an advertisement sensor board also and members may be from Consumer forums, law making and maintaining people and Local Governments.

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Narayan Ingale 11 years 8 months ago

Hello, I Have made some projects for nation development - those project are related to village development farmer development and labor development.so please call me on my cell no 9604864367 because I am rear in use internet (once in week through cyber cafe)and social media.This project will change India as well as Indian villages.Nation devotee -Narayan Ingale.

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