GoI to establish Central Consumer Protection Authority

The GoI recently decided to establish Central Consumer Protection Authority under the Consumer Protection act, 2019.
The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) will be set up by the first week of April.
The authority protects, promotes and enforces rights of the consumers. It also regulates matters that are related to unfair trade practices, violationof consumer rights and misleading advertisements.
Central Consumer Protection act, 2019 was passed to strengthen consumer rights. It replaced the Consumer Protection act, 1986.
The act defines 6 consumer acts namely right to safety, right to be informer, right to choose, right to be heard, right to consumer education and right to grievance redressal.
The act gives special focus to stop misleading advertisements. The Section 21 of the Consumer Protection act, 2019 deals with misleading advertisements.