
Over 5.1 lakh complaints were filed against e-commerce and quick commerce platforms on the National Consumer Helpline in 2025, a 14% jump from the previous year. Minister of state for consumer affairs…
Over 5.1 lakh complaints were filed against e-commerce and quick commerce platforms on the National Consumer Helpline in 2025, a 14% jump from the previous year. Minister of state for consumer affairs BL Verma told Parliament that Flipkart accounted for the most grievances at 1.3 lakh, followed by Amazon with 91,248 and Meesho with 29,284. Myntra (25,384), Netmeds (19,895), Zepto (5,774), Blinkit (5,102), and Nykaa (over 3,400) also figured on the list.
Non-delivery of products was the biggest single complaint category, with 79,818 cases, followed by delivery of wrong products (75,426). Another 61,056 consumers complained about denied replacements or refunds, and 60,969 reported defective or damaged goods. The helpline facilitated refunds worth Rs 91 crore between April 2025 and June 2026, while the Central Consumer Protection Authority has imposed penalties of nearly Rs 1.1 crore on 47 platforms so far.
The government’s numbers are out, but the real test is what happens next. Fines on 47 platforms total just Rs 1.1 crore, that is pocket change for companies worth thousands of crores. The narrative from the industry is that scale creates service problems, but the law requires complaints to be redressed in 30 days. A pointed question: will the consumer affairs ministry name and shame repeat offenders, or will this annual report be filed and forgotten until next year?
Sources (3): ndtvprofit.com, ndtvprofit.com (2), inc42.com
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