Mangaluru: C R Chaudhary, minister of state for consumer affairs said strict consumer rights protection bill will be introduced in the next session of parliament for protection of consumer’s rights at an ASSOCHAM event held in New Delhi. India is the second largest market of cosmetics, personal care products and the Indian manufactures should go for Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), International standards to face the competition from foreign players, said.
Chaudhary, minister of state for consumer affairs, food and public distribution inaugurating an Assocham COSMe India 2017 Annual Conference & Awards on Cosmeceuticals, Cosmetics and Personal Care.
“We have to look after interests of consumers as they are the pivot of cosmetics and personal care product businesses. Health consciousness increases with economic growth,” he said adding consumers want cosmetic and personal care products which have least side effects. Cosmetics sector is, dominated by micro, small and medium enterprises which creates lot of jobs’, said Chaudhary.