Ref : E&R/Press/2004/sanand.56/JSD

National Consumers’ Day Celebrated in Sanand

The Ahmedabad District Collectorate and Consumer Education and Research Centre (CERC), Ahmedabad, jointly organised a public meeting to commemorate National Consumers Day at the J D G Sanskar Kanya Vidyalay at Sanand on Friday 24 December 2004.

Prof. Manubhai Shah, Chairman Emeritus, CERC, explained that the President of India had signd the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 on 24 December 1986 and the nation commemorates the historic occasion by observing the day as National Consumers Day. He appealed to the students to resolve that as consumers they would not pocket any injustice and would assert their consumer rights and pursue remedies.

Mrs. Urmilaben Patel, Additional District Collector, encouraged the children as well as other participants in the meeting to ask questions on consumer issues to Prof. Shah and his team of consumer activists present there. The ‘open forum’ evoked keen interest when a student of Class VIII asked about the non-availability of ‘Vyayam’ textbooks in the market.

Earlier, Mr. Ketan Naik, District Supply Officer, welcomed the guests. About 200 children and 100 others attended the meeting.

Date : 24/12/2004
Place : Ahmedabad

Pritee Shah
Editor
INSIGHT - The Consumer Magazine

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CONSUMER EDUCATION AND RESEARCH CENTRE
“Suraksha Sankool”, Thaltej, Sarkhej-Gandhinagar Highway, Ahmedabad - 380 054 (INDIA)
Phone: 079-27489945-46 Fax: 079-27489947
E-mail: cerc@wilnetonline.net
Web Site: http://www.cercindia.org
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