State any three functions performed by consumer organisations for protection and promotion of interests of the consumer.

Three functions performed by the consumer organisations for the protection and the promotion of the interest of consumers are explained below:

  1. Promoting general awareness of the rights and responsibilities of the consumer by educating him and supplying relevant information.
  2. Organising a data-base enabling the consumer to retrieve the required information in a less expensive and quick way.
  3. Publishing general periodicals and product specific booklets pamphlets, and using other tools of mass communication for promoting consumer awareness.

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