Consumer welfare needs to be protected: Home Minister Khand

Kathmandu: Home Minister Bal Krishna Khand has said industrialists and entrepreneurs should be sensitive towards consumers’ welfare.

Speaking at a programme jointly organised by the Department of Commerce, Supply and Consumer Protection, and Kathmandu Metropolitan City today on the occasion of World Consumers Rights Day on Tuesday, Home Minister Khand stated the government would not lag behind to implement the provisions related to consumer rights mentioned in the constitution and laws.

Stating that the government is aware of the consumers being affected by the price hikes of daily essentials, the Home Minister said that the government is making the maximum efforts to control the prices of consumer goods.

Chair of the Committee on Industry and Commerce and Labor and Consumer Affairs of the House of Representatives Bimal Srivastava said that the government should pay attention to guarantee the rights of consumers.

Chairperson of the Consumer Interest Protection Forum Jyoti Bania, representative of Nepal Chamber of Commerce and Industry Devendra Bhakta Shrestha, Deputy Mayor of Kathmandu Hari Prabha Khadgi and Chair of the National Consumer Rights Forum Prem Lal Maharjan also spoke about various aspects of consumer rights protection and promotion.