Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission offices opened
Agartala, Jan 12, 2023, TRIPURATIMES Desk
Agartala, Jan 12: In an attempt to safe guard the interests of the consumers, offices of the State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission and West Tripura District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission were opened at Gurkhabasti on Thursday.
In today’s inaugural programme, president of the State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission and Judge of the High Court of Tripura Justice Arindam Lodh and Food Minister Manoj Kanti Deb, Law Secretary Biswajit Palit, director of the Department of Food, Public Procurement and Consumer Affairs Nirmal Adhikari took part in the event.
While addressing the event, Justice Lodh said consumers are often deprived of their rights on purchasing goods or receiving services from businesses establishments. In that case the consumers can file a case in the Commission for safeguarding their rights.
The minister appealed to the consumers to become aware of their rights and said Commission settled 95 per cent of the cases lodged by consumers.