JAGO GRAHAK JAGO

Today is “Jagtik Grahak Din”. So all consumers, wish you that in coming year , not a single seller should deceive you. Now a day, govt. is trying to aware the consumers by the advertisement” Jago Grahak Jago”. But there is a doubt in my mind whether the consumer is really slept? Or is he pretending to be slept?Because this consumer when goes to market to buy coriander or a coconut, he enquires the price at 3 - 4 vendors,shakes the coconut 3 - 4 times before purchasing and warns the vendor that he will replace the coconut if it will not be good after breaking open. In newspaper, many times there is a news that a cheater, pretending to polish gold jewellery, deceived someone. Again many times, there is news in newspaper about various bogus schemes. In such bogus schemes, there are very attractive lures promised by the seller. Even a man of common sense, will understand that in this world, there can't be a single business -man,who will be running his shop for loss. Yet, every day , above mentioned incidents of deceiving happen.

        The reality is that, in this world, some fraudulent vendors as well as the consumers both are very clever and there is always a competition between them. Some consumers are always trying to save money and to achieve more and more in less expenditure. Infact ,to save money isn't bad at all. Again the consumer wishes to provide comfort to his family members in his limited income. Moreover, in these days of growing dearth, the consumer has to be economical. Many times, he is helpless.  But some fraudulent vendors take disadvantages of consumer’s this weak-point. They find out various attractive new schemes and easily deceive the consumers.

 

            Some days ago, I have listened that some builders came together and built a township on an unauthorised land. They sold these flats at half price to the consumers. They prepared sale-deed only on stamp of Rs.500, and without registration.Yet the consumers were ready to buy, and all flats were sold. Afterward this township was legalised. So in such cases, whom will you blame? Even though there are laws to prevent such deceiving, it is necessary that the consumer also should be alert.

        Now, on 18th March, there is Gudi Padva. So let us pledge on our first day of the new year according to Marathi Calendar that in this new year we (all consumers) shall try to take precautions as much as possible. So, wish you Happy Gudi Padva also with this Jagtik Grahak Din.