question_answer 1)

What legal measures were taken by the government, to empower the consumers in India?

Answer:

(a) MRTP Act (Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Act) was enacted in 1984 to check unfair trade practices.   (b) COPRA was enacted in 1986 to protect consumers from exploitation in marketplace.   (c) Consumer courts have been set up to provide justice to the people who were treated unfairly in the marketplace.