Consider the following statements:

Nidhi Khare committee was constituted to develop the “comprehensive framework” on the Right to Repair.

The committee has identified sectors like Farming Equipment, Mobile Phones/ Tablets, Consumer Durables and Automobiles/Automobile Equipment.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Question

The Union government is working on a “Right to Repair” framework to cut down restrictive practices introduced by some manufacturers so that people can get goods such as consumer durables, phones and cars fixed on their own.
A government committee, set up to develop the “comprehensive framework” on the Right to Repair. The committee has identified “important sectors” to implement it. The sectors identified include Farming Equipment, Mobile Phones/ Tablets, Consumer Durables and Automobiles/Automobile Equipment.
The committee pointed to practices such as planned obsolescence and creation of monopolies on spare parts while stressing on the need to give consumers the right to choose how they get products fixed.
It also flagged how consumers often lose the right to claim a warranty if they get a product repaired from a “non-recognized” outfit.
The committee is headed by Nidhi Khare, Additional Secretary at the Department of Consumer Affairs.

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Both 1 & 2

The Union government is working on a “Right to Repair” framework to cut down restrictive practices introduced by some manufacturers so that people can get goods such as consumer durables, phones and cars fixed on their own.
A government committee, set up to develop the “comprehensive framework” on the Right to Repair. The committee has identified “important sectors” to implement it. The sectors identified include Farming Equipment, Mobile Phones/ Tablets, Consumer Durables and Automobiles/Automobile Equipment.
The committee pointed to practices such as planned obsolescence and creation of monopolies on spare parts while stressing on the need to give consumers the right to choose how they get products fixed.
It also flagged how consumers often lose the right to claim a warranty if they get a product repaired from a “non-recognized” outfit.
The committee is headed by Nidhi Khare, Additional Secretary at the Department of Consumer Affairs.

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