Divakar Reddy led committee stipulates tough punishments for celebs endorsing misleading ads

Q.  Parliamentary standing committee report on Consumer Protection Bill 2015 was headed by whom?
- Published on 28 Apr 16

a. Ghulam Nabi Azad
b. Smriti Irani
c. Divakar Reddy
d. Subramaniam Swamy

ANSWER: Divakar Reddy
 
The Divakar Reddy Parliamentary Standing Committee report on Consumer Bill Protection 2015 was tabled on 26th April 2016 in the Parliament on April 26, 2016
  • Committee headed by TDP MP JC Divakar Reddy reported that celebs for misleading ads for the second time should be made to undergo jail term of 5 years and penalty up to INR 50 lakhs.
  • Legal teeth will also be given to ASCI to curb such ads and advocates empowered Department of Consumer Affairs to regulate e-commerce, direct selling and multi-level marketing with consumer complaints increasing
  • Offender may be penalised with fine of INR 10 lakh or imprisonment of two years or both

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