JK Govt to reconstitute State Consumer Protection Council

Jammu and Kashmir government has decided to reconstitute the State Consumer Protection Council (SCPC) to redress the grievances of the consumers in the state.
It would also refurbish the existing consumer forums at division and district levels.
"For better services and early redressal of the public grievances, the State Consumer Protection Council (SCPC) will be reconstituted while as the existing Consumer Forums at Divisional and District levels will be refurbished to make these fully functional," Minister for consumer affairs and public distribution Chowdhary Zulfkar Ali said here yesterday.
He was interacting with the members of consumer welfare association Jammu that apprised him of the problems being faced by the consumers in the state.

He said that the government would ensure that steps are taken for the welfare of the consumers in the state.
He said that the Government is serious about effective functioning of Divisional and District level Consumer Forums set up in the State to enable the consumers to seek redressal of their grievances well in time.

The members of the association raised several issues with regard to consumers' welfare including consumer services, check on the packed eatables and intensive market checking to curb profiteering and hoarding.
The Minister said that the meetings of Price Committee shall be conducted on monthly basis so that measures are taken to regulate the price.

He also said that the market checking flying squads have been activated to intensify the market checking.