Recently, the Indian government nudged a total of 112 top companies from the electronics, automobiles, farm equipment, and white goods sectors to sign up for the right to repair their products so that consumers prevent obsolescence. A top official of the government said the authorities have asked 112 top firms across a wide range of sectors to ensure that their customers enjoy the right to repair their products. This announcement came in the process of tackling the corporate malpractice of making products obsolete artificially. If you are scrambling to the web regarding the same headline and development, you are at the right place. Kindly stick with this page and go through this column till the end. Swipe down the page.
The government included all the top firms from different sectors including electronics, automobiles, and farm goods, such as Maruti Suzuki India Ltd, Volkswagen Group Sales India Pvt. Ltd, TVS Motor Co. Ltd, MG Motor India Pvt. Ltd, Whirlpool of India Ltd, Philips India Ltd, Havells India Ltd, Voltas Ltd, John Deere, Escorts Ltd, Sonalika Tractors, New Holland Agriculture, (Royal Enfield) Eicher Motors Ltd, BPL Ltd, Blue Star Ltd, Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals Ltd, and Godrej & Boyce Manufacturing Co. Ltd. Swipe down the page and read more details.
This decision of the Indian government came in a bid to prevent the practice of some companies stopping the supply of spare parts and serving that force the consumer to obsolescence the old product and buy a new one, as a trade practice is largely adopted by makers of electronic products. The electronic product that can not be repaired comes under planned obsolescence as it becomes e-waste and forces consumers to spend money unnecessarily. Go through the following section to learn more.
An official on the condition of anonymity said, “You (manufacturers) are making money because of consumers. So, take care of their interests. We are starting with electronics, farming equipment, automobiles, and white goods. These are the sectors in which consumers face trouble the most,” Consumers face issues in service and repair of their products due to non-availability of spare parts, denial of repair service, and exorbitant prices of such parts. The official further added that there is a need to ensure that it is imperative to ensure that a consumer has full ownership of the product and in case of repair, the legal rights of consumers are not restricted.