What is the News ?

The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA), has sent notices to 20 IAS coaching institutes across the country for issuing “misleading” advertisements.

Facts About:

CCPA is a regulatory authority set up under Section 10(1) of the Consumer Protection Act, 2019 and came into force on 20th July, 2020.

The Ministry of Consumer Affairs is the nodal ministry.

Composition:

• It will be led by a Chief Commissioner, with only two other commissioners as members, one of whom will deal with goods cases and the other with services cases.
• There will be a Director General in charge of the CCPA's Investigation Wing.
• Additionally, District Collectors will have the authority to look into claims of consumer rights abuses, unfair business practices, and deceptive or false advertising.

The goal is to promote, protect, and enforce the rights of consumers as a group.

• It will be given the authority to: conduct investigations into violations of consumer rights and file complaints/prosecute violators.
• Order the recall of dangerous goods and services, the cessation of unfair trade practices and misleading advertisements, and the imposition of penalties on manufacturers, endorsers, and publishers of misleading advertisements.