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| Workshop on Consumer Protection, Welfare commences | | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, May 2: National Seminar and Capacity Building Workshop on Consumer Protection and Welfare was inaugurated at Central University of Jammu. The National Seminar shall focus on the contemporary issues about consumer protection and welfare, as to enable academia, industry and policy makers. The event is sponsored by Department of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, GOI. The four day event commenced today with an impressive inaugural session presided over by Prof. Ashok Aima, Vice Chancellor, CUJ. Prof. Aima in his address stressed on the pressing need of consumer protection as a critical component of any emerging economy. He stated that after digital revolution the ways to do business has changed dramatically and therefore vulnerability of consumers has increased many folds. Keeping this context in perspective he appreciated the Department of MBA (HRM & OB) for conducting an event on this thematic argument.
President State Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission (SCDRC), Former Justice, Sunil Hali was the Chief Guest and he apprised the audience about consumer laws and their practicability.Prof. Amitabh Kundu, Fellow at Research and Information System for developing countries, former Prof. Dean at JNU was the key note speaker. He highlighted the economic inequalities between developing and developed countries. His impressive presentation emphasised statistics on culture of market and need for protecting Indian consumer base. He flagged certain issues that were of concern and need to be deliberated at length.
The Inaugural session was followed by panel discussion with eminent panellists including Prof. V.P. Magotra, Prof, Dipankar Sen Gupta, SSP M.Y. Kichloo (KPS), Sh. Amar Singh, Joint Controller, Legal Metrology Department. Later in the day, SSP Kichloo made an impressive presentation on cyber crimes which was followed by technical sessions where around 13 research papers were presented by scholars. |
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