Question

What are Consumer Forums? What is their importance?

Answer 1

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Consumer forums are voluntary organisations. Consumer forums will help consumers to file cases in consumer courts. Consumer forums are various organisations which were formed as a result of the consumer movement in India.

• To create awareness among consumers about consumer rights, Governments give financial assistance to consumer forums.
• Consumer forums also represent the individual consumers in the consumer courts.
• Consumer forums are also known as consumer protection councils.

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