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Gujarat HC Issues Notice To Centre, State On PIL Seeking Saffron Symbol On 'Made In India' Products
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Jul 09, 2020, 08:02 AM | Updated 08:02 AM IST
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The Gujarat High Court has issued notice to the Centre and state governments on a PIL seeking colour coded symbols on products sold online, so that ignorant or illiterate persons can also recognise the place of the origin of the product and seeking direction to assign saffron coloured symbol to products 'Made in India.'
Ahmedabad resident Yatin Soni, in his PIL, said that the products that are sold on online platforms and web portals do not inform the prospective consumers about the manufacturing place of the product, the origin of the manufacturers and other details, which violates the fundamental rights of freedom of information ensured to Indian citizens.
After the 'Atma Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyan' launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, any prospective consumer, when ordering products from online platforms and web portals, should be allowed to avail of the information of the country where the product is manufactured, the nationality of the manufacturer et al, it said, adding that, at present there is no provision in law that mandates the manufacturer to display such information.
The PIL seeks directions to the Centre and the Gujarat government to mandate the manufacturer displays, on the web portal information about whether a particular product is manufactured by Indian company and in India, whether it is manufactured by an Indian company but outside India, whether it is manufactured by a foreign company in a foreign land, or in India, and if the manufacturer is an multinational company (MNC), the share of the Indian partner.
It also sought the government assign different coloured symbols on products, so that an illiterate or semi-literate person can also recognise the place of origin.
Apart from a saffron symbol for India-made products, it sought blue colour for Indian manufacturer producing product outside India, red for foreign company manufacturing outside India, yellow for products by foreign manufacturer produced in India and pink colour for products by MNCs.
The PIL also mentioned that after the Galwan valley incident - where 20 Indian soldiers were killed by the Chinese, there were many Indian customers who wanted to boycott Chinese products.
Soni said that the high court, after issuing notice, had slated the next hearing for 29 July.
(This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.)
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