DelhiDesk The Ministry of Consumer Affairs in India is issuing an advisory to stop shopkeepers from asking for customers’ mobile numbers while generating bills after receiving a large number of complaints. Union Consumer Affairs Secretary Rohit Kumar Singh stated that any trader insisting on a customer’s mobile number comes under ‘unfair trade practice’. The government will issue clear guidelines to the businessmen in this regard, and an advisory will be sent to the retail industry and bodies such as CII, FICCI and ASSOCHAM to resolve the issue in the interest of consumers.
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– The government has issued an advisory to stop the practice of asking for mobile numbers while making bills.
– The Ministry of Consumer Affairs is working towards ending this practice.
– Any trader insisting on a customer’s mobile number comes under ‘unfair trade practice’.
– Complaints have been made about many retailers forcing customers to provide mobile numbers for generating bills.
– The government will issue clear guidelines to businessmen in this regard.
– Customers in India are not required to provide mobile numbers for post-purchase bills.
– An advisory will be sent to the retail industry and bodies like CII, FICCI, and ASSOCHAM to resolve the issue in the interest of consumers.
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