<span style="color: #222222;">Union Minister of State for Consumer Affairs and Food and Public Distribution, Shri Raosaheb Patil Danve said that Consumer Protection Act 2019 would be a vital tool in protecting consumer rights, as it provides for simplifying the consumer dispute adjudication process. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">He said this while inaugurating a knowledge session cum Webinar organised by Press Information Bureau, Kolkata today. Shri Danve said that with the passage of the Consumer Protection Act 2019 in the Indian Parliament and a notification by the Central government, the Act has come into force from July 2020. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Now it is the collective responsibility of the Centre and the State to ensure that the Act is enforced in an appropriate manner, he said. Shri Danve urged the West Bengal State Government and its Chief Minister to facilitate the implementation of the Act in West Bengal.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"><br />'' Speaking on the occasion, a senior official of the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Shri G.C. Rout explaining the provision of the Act, said that advantages are multi-dimensional for the stakeholders in the value chain with emphasis on Consumers. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The Act has the additional advantage of providing protection to buyers not only from traditional sellers but also from the e-commerce retailers/platforms, he said.</span><br />''