CONSUMER AWARENESS AMONG COLLEGE STUDENTS

Right from birth each and every one of us becomes a consumer but people hardly know about the rights and responsibilities they have as a consumer. There is a great need for awareness regarding consumer rights, responsibilities and the grievance handling machinery among people of all age groups. This paper aims at knowing the awareness level of students regarding the same and also spread awareness in the attempt. The protection against exploitation and unscrupulous activities of the manufacturers and traders provided by law is equal for each one of us. Then why is it that the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 is included in the Higher Secondary and Degree syllabus of Commerce stream only? This paper intends at putting forward the suggestion of the inclusion of Consumer Protection Act in Higher Secondary/ Degree syllabus of all streams of the State Board/ University so as to help build a nation of responsible citizens who can lead a secured life, away from the evil intentions of traders. After all, an aware consumer is a safe consumer.