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16. Medicine 17. Clothes 18. Soap
19. Fuel 20. Fertilizer 21. Cement
22. Iron rod 23. Tin plates 24. GI pipe/Polythene pipe

25. Brick 26. Wood 27. Stationery materials
28. News print
The government must make the above mentioned essential goods easily available to the
consumers. The consumers have the right to obtain these essential goods easily at an
affordable cost. The Consumer Protection Act 2054 B.S. was formulated with the purpose
of making the daily essential goods available to the consumers in a simple and easy
manner. This law has also given certain rights to the consumers. Some of them are:
1. Right to fight against the selling and distribution of such goods which will adversely
affect the health of the consumers
2. Right to get information about the price, quality and quantity of the manufacturing
goods

3. Right to choose the alternatives among the different products
4. Right to maintain privacy in protecting the consumer’s health
5. Right to be informed about consumers’ right
6. Right to get compensation for the harmful effects resulted due to the use of goods and
services
7. Right to consumers’ education

Besides these rights according to the act of 2054 B.S. the consumers should consider the
following things while consuming the goods and services.
1. Be careful in selecting goods and services

2. Check whether the quality, quantity and the price of the material is suitable or not
3. Check whether the name, address, etc. of the producer is mentioned or not in the
packet
4. Check whether the shopkeeper/distributer has kept the price list for publicity
5. Check whether the packing contains market price, manufactured date, expiry date,
etc.
6. Check the composition of goods, i.e. ingredients used in the goods, weight and the
instructions to use
7. Not to use date expired materials
8. Not to purchase any goods that are doubtful in the packing date/expiry date

9. Take the warranty card in case of electronic goods and long-lasting goods
10. Check the directions for using poisonous and inflammable goods

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