Government Issues 202 Notices To E-Commerce Entities For Misleading Consumers

Government has issued notices to a number of e-commerce entities for deceptive shoppers

Government has issued 202 notices to a number of e-commerce entities for incorrect declaration of “country of origin” on merchandise on their platforms within the final 12 months. Most of the violations have been associated to digital home equipment, adopted by clothes and residential merchandise.

Apart from the 202 notices issued to numerous e-commerce firms, 15 others have been served notices for violations like incorrect declaration of expiry dates, greatest earlier than use, deal with of producers or importers and charging in extra of most retail worth or MRP.

The shopper affairs ministry nonetheless has not revealed the names of those firms and when requested for causes by media individuals, secretary within the ministry Leena Nandan mentioned that the entire train is being undertaken to alert the businesses in addition to shoppers.

“The companies should be aware that they do whatever is legally maintainable in terms of consumer redressal of grievances. And consumers need to know their rights,” she mentioned throughout a press convention.

The official additional knowledgeable that 76 firms have compounded their offences and greater than Rs 42.8 lakh crore have been collected by compounding of offences.