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26/12/22 06:26 AM IST

Consumer Affairs Minister Goyal unveils ‘right to repair’ portal

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  • Food and Consumer Affairs Minister Piyush Goyal recently introduced a host of new initiatives, including a right to repair portal and an NTH mobile app and opened new premises of the National Consumer Helpline centre in the national capital.
About the portal
  • The Union government had set up a committee in July 2022 headed by Nidhi Khare, Additional Secretary, Department of Consumer Affairs to develop a comprehensive framework for the right to repair.
  • On this portal manufacturer will share the manual of product details with customers so that they can either repair it by themselves, or by third parties, rather than depend on the original manufacturers.
  • Initially, mobile phones, electronics, consumer durables, automobiles and farming equipment will be covered.
  • It allows consumers to repair and modify their consumer products against the manufacturer requiring them to use their services either by restricting access to tools and components or putting in place software barriers.
  • From now on India will be joining a clutch of countries like the US and the UK that offer this facility.
  • It will save consumers money and contribute to circular economy objectives by improving the life span, maintenance, re-use, upgrade, recyclability, and waste handling of appliances.
Source- The Hindu

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