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Small change, big bucks MOST OF the petrol bunks that were inspected by consumer activists last week for quality and quantity parameters of petroleum products have not been found wanting. But a Consumer Care Centre activist raised a pertinent point. A consumer purchasing petrol for Rs. 100 gets only Rs. 99.85 worth product and the small change is never given back. "Now imagine the money made by the dealer at the rate of 15 paise per litre daily when hundreds of gallons of fuel is sold," Mr. Ganeshan says. "Why can't the machine be calibrated to the last paisa or the price be rounded off? That amount could be paid to the education cess or some other fund," goes the argument.
WOMEN AND shopping go together. Or, so goes the general perception. But, the Chief Rationing Officer, Vani Prasad, gave a different spin to it the other day. During an awareness camp on consumer rights, she felt it was always better to take time to shop, as it was the mark of an "enlightened customer". "I think it is good that women take their time while shopping. In fact, window shopping is the best as it helps us assess the products, prices and enticing advertisements," she observed. Hence, women should be made more conscious of the consumer rights because they shop more. In any case, most women were pretty careful in their spending, she hastened to add, as smiles on the faces of the fairer sex among the gathering became broader while men squirmed uneasily in their seats.
I HAVE not come prepared to talk, but I have come prepared to act. Can we continue to talk on a subject like this? This straightforward talk came from the DGP Swaranjit Sen. At a workshop held last week on the role of police and NGOs in trafficking of women in the State, the DGP said that issues like these could not be tackled merely by discussions. His remark came after a speaker confessed that that he had not come prepared to talk. "If he has not come prepared for this workshop, he has done an excellent job," Mr. Sen went on to say as the audience looked on, rather surprised.
RULES ARE same for all, but implementation is different. A two-wheeler rider is to compulsorily wear a helmet. Traffic police seem to have mastered the art of nabbing those not wearing a helmet and issue challans. This happens in twin cities. But drive into the Cyberabad commissionerate area. Here, the police do not worry about the helmet rule. Ask the Cyberabad police higher-ups about non-implementation of the rule. The stock answer is -- they do not have enough manpower to enforce the rule.
By M.L. Melly Maitreyi, V. Geetanath, Vikram Sharma and Marri Ramu
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