The Department of Consumer Affairs has amended the Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules to require Retail Sale Price (RSP) printing and full statutory declarations on every pan masala pack, effective 1 February 2026. The Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Second (Amendment) Rules, 2025 (G.S.R. 881(E)), withdraw earlier exemptions for small packs…
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e-Jagriti Transforms Consumer Justice: 2025 Case Surge
New Delhi: India’s unified consumer grievance portal e-Jagriti has emerged as a landmark digital reform in 2025, registering more than 2.75 lakh users and enabling NRIs to file and track complaints remotely. The Department of Consumer Affairs reports 1,30,550 case filings and 1,27,058 disposals up to 13 November 2025 —…
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India Expands Legal Metrology Rules for Accuracy, Fair Trade
In a move aimed at strengthening India’s measurement verification framework and ensuring fairness in trade, the Department of Consumer Affairs has amended the Legal Metrology (Government Approved Test Centre) Rules, 2013. The new Legal Metrology (GATC) Rules, 2025 significantly expand the scope of verification infrastructure, covering 18 categories of weighing…