CCPA issues guidelines for preventing unfair trade practices and violation of consumer rights with regard to levying of service charge in hotels and restaurants.

If any consumer finds that a hotel or restaurant is levying service charge in violation to the guidelines, a consumer may make a request to the concerned hotel or restaurant to remove service charge from the bill amount. Also, the consumer may lodge a complaint on the National Consumer Helpline (NCH), which works as an alternate dispute redressal mechanism at the pre-litigation level by calling 1915 or through the NCH mobile app.

Government of Andhra Pradesh notifies amendments to AP Allopathic Private Medical Care Establishments (Registration and Regulation) Rules, 2007.

All Private Allopathic Medical Care Establishments i.e. Hospitals, Clinics, Diagnostic centres shall enroll under National Digital Health Mission Portal and the Registry will enable hospitals and diagnostic clinics participate in the Digital Health Ecosystem. The health care facility registry will consist of one record and a unique identifier for each healthcare facility in the Country.