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Suggestions regarding action that citizen can take against Misleading Advertisements

Suggestions regarding action that citizen can take against Misleading Advertisements
Start Date :
Jan 01, 2015
Last Date :
Jan 24, 2015
04:15 AM IST (GMT +5.30 Hrs)
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Any consumer movement can be successful only with the whole-hearted participation by the consumers.  All the citizens of the country are consumers in one way or the ...

Any consumer movement can be successful only with the whole-hearted participation by the consumers.  All the citizens of the country are consumers in one way or the other.  The citizens, therefore, is expected to be pro-active in identifying misleading advertisement, suggest effective measures to tackle such advertisements and are also expected to offer out of the box ideas so that the movement against misleading advertisement can really picks up the desired momentum.

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Suggestions are invited regarding action that citizen can take against Misleading Advertisements.

The last date for submission of your comments is 23rd January 2015.

For more information on Misleading Advertisements: http://cdn.mygov.nic.in/bundles/frontendgeneral/pdf/brief-on-misleading-...

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Laxmikant Jain
Laxmikant Jain 11 years 8 months ago
Proceeds to save nation and people from such type of adds because it is all about future of nation it is joint responsibility to build nation and save people and work for people is ultimate for democracy if we all join hands together to build nation nobody have power to stop us but will is different and work is different if will and work join it will gives result because fight is against money makes they also wants to keep their interests intact so join hands to save nation vandemataram jaihind
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Laxmikant Jain
Laxmikant Jain 11 years 8 months ago
17 if find guilty in fast track court appeals to higher courts only after paying penalty amount and it is as deposit no interest on such amount if they win case in supreme court 18 generate new websites for to complain against such adds and if people don't want give identity also accept the complain for analysis 19 if grievances find right government would fight case because people make government and it is beneficial to people of nation so it is duty of government to in interest of people
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Laxmikant Jain
Laxmikant Jain 11 years 8 months ago
Other 9 Better coordination between all departments for checking 10 if misleading adds in air or print held the all departments responsible related to such adds 11 in guidelines measures clause is social responsibility and clarity about adds 12 No hidden words or different meanings should not allowed 13 if found guilty strict punishment 14 Fast track court for such grievance to solve 15 only two courts to appoint for challenge means fast track and supreme court 16 time bound to give judgment
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Laxmikant Jain
Laxmikant Jain 11 years 8 months ago
So restrict such add government should take following measures 1 clear guidelines on which adds to show 2 Strict police and law for restrict such adds 3 Toll free no to complain 4 Proper experts panel to analysis of adds 5 to check actual benefit some field work and practical base make compulsory for products 6 make such offence of misled is crime 7 impose heavy penalty 8 Consider both means advertising agency and media which shows or print are responsible so both will careful otherwise blame
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Laxmikant Jain
Laxmikant Jain 11 years 8 months ago
So keep in. All things if government adopt clear and strict guidelines to all media then it will reduce because misleading adds is in all sector of brand and people earning in billion and trillion from such adds if we check adds rates to air the expenses are more on add than products if we believe and will to give benefit to consumer government has to work definite things because their department have all information of valve and price of products so very less in consumer hands it is up to all
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Laxmikant Jain
Laxmikant Jain 11 years 8 months ago
Adding anything milk is better for body again main misleading adds about increase physical power means I don't know whether government watch actually such adds or check actual effect on body al least some paper or practical example but it is bread and butter of media so no body wants to check such things unless and until we are pro market it will not reduce if we quote only products benefit no body buys all personality in advertising known fact but if we ban mislead adds it will hampers brand
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Laxmikant Jain
Laxmikant Jain 11 years 8 months ago
People so strict and clear guidelines require to reduce it otherwise it is farce again more misleading adds in health sector from tooth paste to energy increase stamina increase product I don't know whether give permission to such products as Chavan prash or tooth pastes then face cream or milk mixing powder in that they directly shows health sector people and they say such products increase your energy or clean teeth or give glow on face or make you fare every body knows about that without
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Laxmikant Jain
Laxmikant Jain 11 years 8 months ago
Control misleading adds more as print media and TV media social networking media are responsible because they know what advertisement they are telecasting or print but in small letters they wrote or shows who ever buy this product check the details or some exclusion of laws because actually they are interested in revenue because to run business money require so in part of that they over look towards social responsibility which on them and people believe on them but they are first misleading to
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Laxmikant Jain
Laxmikant Jain 11 years 8 months ago
Second misleading add about gutka companies shows add of pan masala but it is actually gutka adds the company have multiple products on same name it will come under excise and sale tax department and they know and people also know but official don't know again revenue is interest if we club all different department interlinking of such products it is very easy to check but know body wants to do this due to different interest so if all government departments work together it is simple things to
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