Right to repair portal india

NEW DELHI: Consumer affairs minister Piyush Goyal on Saturday unveiled right to repair portal which would allow customers to exit the ambit of manufacturers in the event of their equipment failing, and seek repairs elsewhere, joining a clutch of countries like the US and the UK that offer this facility. He also unveiled an NTH mobile app and opened the new premises of National Consumer Helpline centre in Delhi to mark National Consumer Day. The Consumer affairs department and IIT-BHU, Varanasi, signed a memorandum of understanding for capacity building for consumer rights commissions. On the 'right to repair' portal, manufacturers will share the manual of product details with customers so that they can either repair the gadgets themselves or have them repaired by third parties, rather than depend on original manufacturers. Initially, the portal would cover mobile phones, electronic, consumer durables, automobile and farming equipment. The right to repair allows consumers to repair and modify their own consumer products against the manufacturer requiring them to use their services either by restricting access to tools and components or putting in place software barriers. The Centre had set up a committee in July headed chaired byNidhi Khare,additional secretary, department of consumer affairs to develop a comprehensive framework for the right to repair. The right emanated from the idea that when a customer bought a product, it was inherent that they owned it completely. For...

Right To Repair Portal The Indian government has launched the Right to Repair portal with the objective to make it easier for consumers to repair their own electronics. Under this portal, you can file a complaint and within a few months, you will get a product manual through which you can repair your product. In this article, we are going to share all the details regarding the portal like befits, objectives, how to file complaints, etc. Right To Repair Portal India On 24 December 2022, on the occasion of National Consumer Day, Piyush Goyal launched the Right to Repair portal for consumers. In this portal, manufacturers will share product manuals with customers so that consumers can repair their products themselves or third parties instead of depending on the original manufacturers. The initial focus of the framework is agricultural equipment, mobile phones and tablets, consumer durables, automobiles, and automobile accessories. • For product maintenance and repair easier, the Government of India has launched the RTR portal. • The portal is important as it will give consumers an opportunity to get their products repaired at optimum cost instead of buying entirely new products. • Under this portal, a user manual of products will be provided to consumers so that they can repair by themselves and by third parties at a minimum cost. • Important sectors for the initial focus of the framework are agricultural equipment, mobile phones and tablets, consumer durables, automobiles, a...

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Consumers will soon be able to access repair policies, costs and technical manuals of a variety of gadgets, electronic devices and home appliances through a unified national portal, where leading tech brands are being on-boarded, a senior official aware of the matter said. The consumer affairs ministry has written to 23 leading consumer electronics firms for the same. (File image | Shutterstock) The single-point portal will effectively roll out the consumer affairs ministry’s ‘right to repair’ policy announced in July, ensuring that consumers and service providers have easy access to repair and maintenance information, including software and hardware. The consumer affairs ministry has written to 23 leading consumer electronics firms, such as Also Read: When tech products falter, most consumers replace them with newer ones because fixing faulty devices reliably is difficult. Often, manufacturers don’t reveal full servicing information, forcing consumers to buy new replacements. The European Union too is in the process of enabling a right to repair option for fixing malfunctioning devices to cut down on a growing global junkyard of discarded devices and boost sustainability in the technology sector. The aim of new framework on right to repair in India is to empower consumers and product buyers in the local market, the official said. It also seeks to harmonize trade between the original-equipment manufacturers and third-party buyers and sellers. “Farming equipment, mobile pho...

Right to repair portal Subject : Polity • Union Food and Consumer Affairs Minister Piyush Goyal unveiled the ‘right to repair’ portal on National Consumer Day. • The theme of National Consumer Day 2022 was “Effective disposal of cases in consumer commission”. About the news • The Right to Repair refers to government legislation that is intended to allow consumers the ability to repair and modify their own consumer electronic devices, where otherwise the manufacturer of such devices requires the consumer to use only their offered services. • The right to repair has been recognised in many countries across the globe, including the US, UK and European Union. Background • The Union government had set up a committee in July 2022 headed by Nidhi Khare, Additional Secretary, Department of Consumer Affairs to develop a comprehensive framework for the right to repair. • The sectors identified include Farming Equipment, Mobile Phones/ Tablets, Consumer Durables and Automobiles/Automobile Equipment. • The framework is an attempt to reduce restrictive practices implemented by some manufacturers in order for consumers to repair goods such as consumer durables, phones, and automobiles on their own. • The framework will become a “game-changer” for the sustainability of the products and serve as a catalyst for employment generation. About Right to Repair Portal: • On this portal manufacturer will share the manual of product details with customers so that they can either repair it by thems...