STATE TIMES NEWS
KATHUA: A team of the legal Metrology Department (LMD) Kathua headed by the Assistant Controller Legal Metrology Kathua Ajay Kumar Verma organised a consumer awareness programme in the premises of Govt. High School Nagrota Preta Tehsil Basholi
At the outset, the Assistant Controller Legal Metrology Kathua welcomed the students and staff of the school for attending the consumer awareness programme. The department made the students/consumers aware about their rights and duties while purchasing day to day goods from the market. They were made aware about the precautions they have to take while purchasing the day to day goods. They were informed about the utility of various weights and measures and weighing and measuring in accurate way by the various traders. They were also trained how to check the authenticity of various weights and measures used by various traders during business transaction. They were advised to see zero and mark of month and year of verification and stamping on the electronic weighing machines before purchasing any commodity.
The practical demonstration about how to check the retesting date and net weight of domestic LPG cylinder were given to the students and staff of the school.
The department also informed the students and staff of the school to check the mandatory declaration like Maximum Retail Price (MRP), Date of Packing(PKD), complete address of the manufacturer/ packer, net weight of the commodity, name of the commodity and customer care number on the pre- packed commodities before purchasing these commodities.
In the end, the department presented vote of thanks to the head master, staff and students of the school for their active co-operation and showing interest in such consumer awareness programme. The headmaster and staff of the school appreciated the efforts of the department for spreading consumer awareness especially in the rural areas.
