Consumer Awareness Club & Department of BBA participated in a Seminar on “World Consumer Rights Day” on 18.03.2023. The members of Consumer Club and Department of BBA participated in this seminar. Dr. C. Packialakshmi, Founder & Managing Director, Women Consumer Protection Association, Madurai, organized this program. Mr. S.J. Charkravarthy, President, District Consumer Commission, Thiruvarur, and Mrs. M. Murugaselvi, Consumer Protection Officer, Madurai Collectorate, acted as thechair persons. They briefed on 8 rights of the consumer as given below;
- Right to safety
- Right to basic needs
- Right to choose
- Right to information
- Right to representation
- Right to seek redresal,
- Right to healthy environment and
- Right to consumer education.
They explained the procedures to approach Consumer Redresal Forum for consumer exploitation. This program was coordinated by Dr. B. Meenakshi Sundaram, Consumer Club Coordinator. In total, 3 members of consumer Club and 16 students of I BBA and 9 Students of II BBA eagerly participated in the activity.