India Proposes Right To Repair Framework for Mobile Phones, Consumer Durables

India has proposed to introduce a right to repair law, aiming to provide consumers the ability to have their devices repaired by third parties to fight the growing 'culture of planned obsolescence' in a move that follows similar deliberations in the U.S. and the UK. From a report: The Indian Department of Consumer Affairs said Wednesday that it had set up a committee to develop a right to repair framework. The committee identified mobile phones, tablets, consumer durables, automobiles and farming as important sectors for the framework, the ministry said. 'The pertinent issues highlighted during the meeting include companies avoiding the publication of manuals that can help users make repairs easily,' the ministry said in a statement.

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