Prelims: Current events of national and international importance| Sustainable development
Why in news?
Recently, the Department of Consumer Affairs (DoCA) received a report for a Framework on Repairability Index (RI) in Mobile and Electronic Sector.
- The right to repair – It refers to empowerment of consumers to have control over the reparability of a consumer goods.
- It allows end users, consumers as well as businesses, to repair devices they own or service without any manufacturer or technical restrictions.
- Origin - It originated in United States, where Motor Vehicle Owners' Right to Repair Act of 2012 compelled manufacturers to release information that needed to repair vehicles.
- Significance – It enables Democratization of repairability of consumer goods.
- It reduces the E – waste by promoting sustainable use of electronic goods.
- It promotes e-waste recycling and creating a circular economy for parts and metals.
- It increases accountability on manufacturers to provoide quality products.
- Repairability Index (RI) – It was developed by Department of Consumer Affairs.
- The RI will categories electronic products based on criteria including,
- Availability of spare parts
- Cost of repair
- Software updates
- Availability of information
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Right to Repair Portal in India
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- The Department of Consumer Affairs (DoCA) launched the Right to Repair Portal India in 2024.
- The Right to Repair Portal provoide:
- Access to product manuals and repair videos
- Information on spare parts pricing and warranty
- Clarification on guarantee, warranty, and extended warranty
- Details of service centers across India
- Recognition of third-party repairers
- Country of origin information
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Reference
The Hindu| Right to Repair in India
