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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.

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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Aswin G 11 years 8 months ago

educating citizens about the legal actions they can take against misleading ads is an important step. But the enormous delay in our legal system has deteriorated the trust of people. How can a citizen spent his time and money for a long legal battle. So the state has a moral obligation of making fast track courts and also legal aids if necessary. Then only common man will bravely come and raise his voice against these injustices. First Govt have to awake. Then the commoner!

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sumon das 11 years 8 months ago

Celebrity should take the responsibility if that product cheat us..because they only take money and people inspired by that always cheated..govt shldbtake firm action agnst those companys and as well as those figure who inspired us to mislead..

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Dr Abhiman Singh 11 years 8 months ago

Almost all advertisements by so called celebrities are misleading and adding to unwarranted expenditure and increasing cost of consumer items and inflation.advertising celebrities are charging hefty amount and expending such income on luxuries ,which on the cost of common man of the country.Misleading Advertising by such persons should be stopped and such expenses should be disallowed under IT act.A simple informative advertisements only should be allowed.

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Vinod Midha 11 years 8 months ago

The Editors of publications which carry these advertisement are wise people. It is very easy for them to identify the misleading advertisement. It should be their responsibility to see that these are not published. In case they can not decide they should invite readers to send comments regarding advertisements and based on readers experience also it can be decided whether an advertisement is misleading or not.

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SHUBHAM SHARMA 11 years 8 months ago

First: Stop double meaning kind of advertisement in newspaper. How can a leading newspaper dare to give advertisement like "special full body massage from female only" etc.? Second: For lighter advertisement like increase height etc. govt. should make it mandatory for advertisers to give a video link on youtube as proof. The link should have been verified by authorities.

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Pudipeddi Kali Venkata Gouripati Sastry 11 years 8 months ago

Can we think of employing educated and unemployed youth as a group in charge of arranging cleaning up of any unclean area. If we are to achieve the dream of a Clean India we need to start employing people in cleaning garbages wherever it is dumed. I feel plastic waste and polyethene carry bags pose the greatest theat. For this we have to have an alternative.Jute carry bags,paper bags may be thought of.People employed in cleaning need a pay hike.They need accessories.

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Ronak Desai 11 years 8 months ago

the advertiser of misleading advertisement like toothpaset, shampoo, food, etc. should be penalized and the advertisement should be banned. such advertisements are so fictitious that it's very clear from the ad itself but still the BCCC (broadcasting contents complaints council) and IBF do not ban such advertisements and no action is taken.

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MEENAKSHI GUJRATI 11 years 8 months ago

Stop buying the products on the basis of deceptive advertising now!

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Inder mohan Bhatia 11 years 8 months ago

action against misleading advertisements is an exercise involving two steps. the penal action has ro be taken by the State but undoutedly the inputs for defaulter companies indulging in misleading advertisements has to come from the public at large who are consumers of advertised products. the citizens however would expect that their inputs are taken by the authorites on record and actions taken on sustainable inputs for which there should be a status review system in respect of each input.

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Rajesh Kumar 11 years 8 months ago

GOI should start special compaign on food products adultration by companies and local shopkeepers. In India all eatables are below quality standard. Strict punishment should be given to responsible person.

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