Which of the following statements is NOT correct about the factors that gave rise to the Consumer Movement in India?

Tax on soft beverages is NOT correct.

• The lack of a legal system available to consumers to protect them from exploitation in the marketplace leads to the formation of the consumer movement in India. 
• The consumer movement was organized in India form the 1960s.
• The movement encourages consumers to stand up for their rights and lead to an overwhelming number of disputes in consumer courts.

Important Points

• Factors that gave rise to the consumer movement in India are:
  • Rampant food shortages.
  • Hoarding and Black Marketing.
  • Adulteration of food and edible oil.

Additional Information

• The consumer movement in India was a passage to the consumer protection act in India in 1986.
• National Consumer Day is observed every year on December 24 to spread awareness to about consumer importance, their rights, and responsibilities.
• Consumer protection act 1986 is popularly known as COPRA.
• United Nations adopted the UN guidelines for consumer protection in 1985.