CONSUMER CLUB ACTIVITIES

The Consumer Club of St Teresa’s College was inaugurated on 24^th November, 2017 by Adv. A Rajesh, former President of Consumer Redressal Forum, Ernakulam. He is a well-known consumer activist and has been serving in the consumer court for many years. The formal function started with a prayer song followed by welcome speech rendered by MsDeepa G, II B.Com, Dept of Commerce (Regular). The official inauguration of the Consumer club was performed by the Chief Guest. He delivered a talk on the topic “Consumer rights and its protection” in a telling and enlightening manner. He highlighted the consequences of the misleading advertisements fabricated by profit crazy producers. The concrete examples listed out by him were more than evidences for how the consumers are being exploited. He also stressed that the consumers should be really conscious of their rights and be very vigilant. Further, he gave information regarding the various mechanisms for the redressal of consumer grievances under Consumer Protection Act. . The meeting concluded with the vote of thanks accorded by Ms Angela Mony of III B.Com.