Every year, 24th of December is observed as National Consumer Day in India. The theme of 2019 is “Alternate consumer grievance/dispute redressal”.
On this day the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 had received the assent of the President and came into effect.
It is observed to highlight the importance of the consumer movement and the need to make every consumer more aware of their rights and responsibilities.
The World Consumer Rights Day is observed on 15 March.
The Consumer Protection Act, 2019 was passed by the Parliament in August 2019 to replace the Consumer Protection Act, 1986.