Consumer Affairs Department

Tomato Prices To Go Down Following New Crop Arrival From Maharashtra, MP: Govt

The Minister said that the current increase in tomato prices may incentivize farmers to grow more tomato crops which is expected to stabilize the prices in the coming months.

Jul 22, 2023, 08:24 AM IST

Centre to organise 'Consumer Empowerment Week' during Mar 14-20

The celebrations coincide with World Consumer Rights Day, which falls on March 15. 

Mar 12, 2022, 20:25 PM IST

Restaurants, hotels bills set to be cheaper; govt says consumer has discretion on paying service charge

Hotel Association of India has clarified to the Department of Consumer Affairs that service charge paid by consumers in hotels and restaurants is optional and it is the consumers discretion whether he would like to pay the charge or not.

Jan 02, 2017, 17:11 PM IST

Customer complaints in general insurance drop by 66% in 5 yrs

The number of complaints dropped to 63,335 in 2013-14 from 1,86,615 in 2009-10, the report released jointly by Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (Irda) and Consumer Affairs Department said.

Dec 25, 2014, 19:13 PM IST