NATIONAL CONSUMERS DAY OBSERVED IN GAJAPATI
Report;Odishabarta
Paralakhemundi: National Consumers Day observed at Rasikaraj Temple of Bal Mukund Kendra premises of Paralakhemundi.Bhagabat Padhi President of Paralakhemundi Municipality zone Consumers Rights & Protection Committee presided over the Meeting.
District Consumers Rights & Protection Committee President Prasant Misra facilitated the Meeting.Murali Paricha welcomed all the participants.Umakant Panda Awarded Teacher inaugurated the Meeting & advised to stick up on United decision to fulfil grave issues of Consumers.1986 Bill of Consumers Rights shared to participants on details. It is suggested to take up issues on problems on cooking gas delivery where consumers have to pay extra charges over the receipt amount. So sensitization programs on grassroots level needed further being the Chairman of District Consumer Forum as Nodal Officer a grievance through memorandum for such illegal attempt to be apprised by Committee Members to ADM.A Sub-Committee will be formed headed by K.Ravindra Kumar to take up the issue.
Further on electricity issues of Consumers also discussed.On an united decision a Progressive Intellectual Forum will be formed in Paralakhemundi to address various issues of the district where educated persons will take leading role.Among others Bichitrananda Bebarta,Sisir Kumar Bhanja Samanta,Kishore Chandra Guru,K.Ravindra Kumar,R.Lokanadham,Lingaraj Panigrahi,Tanuja Kumari Satpathy spoke on the occasion. Debendranath Jamadar, Arakhita Patra,Trinath Adhikari,Rajesh Kumar Patnaik,T.Chakradhar Nayak attended on the occasion. Unanimously Tanuja Kumari Satpathy nominated as Vice President of Paralakhemundi Municipality zone Committee.
