New Delhi, June 14 -- The National Consumer Helpline has received 5.41 lakh complaints to date this year, with 23 per cent originating from Southern States, according to an official statement here.
Of the 28.54 lakh cases filed nationally, only 5.62 lakh remain pending, with Southern States contributing to just 13.34 per cent of the pending cases, Nidhi Khare, Secretary, Department of Consumer Affairs, said while addressing a workshop in Chennai recently, added the statement.
Khare further noted that Karnataka and Kerala commissions have consistently disposed of more cases than they have received, and several district commissions have achieved 100% disposal rates over the past three consecutive years.
At the workshop themed "Consumer Pro...