new Delhi: July 27 will be a big day for e-commerce companies operating in the country. Actually, the central government will implement the new rule for commerce companies. The Consumer Protection Act 2019 (Consumer Protection Act 2019) will now apply to these E Commerce Shopping Companies as well.
Consumer and Food Affairs Minister Ramvilas Paswan will announce it through a press conference on July 27. This is an initiative in itself, in fact it will be the first time that any kind of rule is being applied on Ecommerce sites, before the Consumer Protection Act 1986, no guidelines were applied to these companies.
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Under this law, the government has made provision that if there is any kind of fraud with any customer while doing online shopping, then there will be a provision of penalty on it. ) The news of fraud has increased a lot, due to which the government has taken this decision, the second reason is that the trend of online shopping is growing very fast, so it is necessary to make some rules for these companies. Is so that consumer rights can be protected.
The government claims that this law will not only provide convenience to the customers but also increase their rights. Under the new consumer law, it will be necessary for the companies to take care of the interests of the customers, whether it is registered in the country or not. Provisions of fine and punishment have also been made on these companies.
If a customer books an order and cancels the order later, then e-commerce companies will not charge any kind of charge, while the penalty has been provided on these companies for delivering other and inferior goods.
Under the Consumer Protection Act, companies have to provide all this information on their site for refund, exchange guarantee and warranty, and they will also have to tell in which country the product is selling. is . If the companies have imposed separate run charges to attract the customers after a low price, then they can be tightened.
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