Today is National Consumer Day 2024

National Consumer Day is being celebrated today. It is observed on 24th December every year to highlight the importance of the consumer movement and spread awareness about the rights and responsibilities of every consumer. It was on this day, the Consumer Protection Act, 1986



was enacted. 

The Act aims to provide consumers with effective safeguards against different types of exploitation, such as defective goods, deficiency in services and unfair trade practices.