Archive · 6 Sep 2026
CCI Urges Students to Help Protect Consumer Rights
A consumer group held a meeting to teach people about consumer rights.
Dr. Pallepadu Damodar said students should help protect consumers.
He said students can learn by joining volunteer programmes after college.
They may see problems such as cheating businesses, incorrect weights and unsafe food.
They can also learn how to help people who receive poor services.
The work may teach them about poverty and other social problems.
Damodar said this experience could help students in their future careers.
A Child Welfare Committee member praised the programme and asked for a larger event each year.
CCI National Secretary Dr. Pallepadu Damodar urged students to participate in consumer-rights protection efforts.
He said voluntary service could provide students with practical knowledge of consumer-related issues.
Consumer association work can expose students to fraud, faulty measurements, adulterated food and poor services.
Damodar said social service experience could help students understand poverty, inequality, farmers’ distress and superstition.
The District Consumer Advisory Council held the conference in Ramnagar on Saturday for VCA and PCA Day.
- Who
- Consumer Confederation of India National Secretary Dr. Pallepadu Damodar, Child Welfare Committee member K. Damodar and District Consumer Advisory Council members participated in or addressed the programme.
- What
- A consumer awareness conference encouraged students to participate in consumer-rights protection and voluntary service.
- When
- The conference was held on Saturday to mark VCA and PCA Day.
- Where
- The event was organised at Ramnagar in Hanumakonda.
- Why
- The programme aimed to increase consumer awareness and give students practical knowledge of consumer-related problems and legal assistance.
- Organiser
- District Consumer Advisory Council
- Featured organisation
- Consumer Confederation of India (CCI)
- Occasion
- VCA (Voluntary Consumer Activists) and PCA (Professional Consumer Advisors) Day
- Main speaker
- Dr. Pallepadu Damodar, CCI National Secretary
- Topics highlighted
- Fraudulent business practices, faulty weights and measures, adulterated food and deficiencies in services
- Suggested action
- Students should join voluntary service programmes and consumer associations after college
- Additional request
- K. Damodar urged organisers to hold the programme on a larger scale every year