India, March 26 -- The Centre on Wednesday said that complaints against e-commerce platforms have shown a rising trend in Jammu and Kashmir over the past five years, while Ladakh has reported minimal cases.
Replying to an unstarred question in the Lok Sabha, Minister of State for Consumer Affairs B.L. Verma said that Jammu and Kashmir recorded 15 complaints in 2021, which increased to 42 in 2022 and further to 73 in 2023.
The number of complaints in the Union Territory stood at 51 in 2024 before rising sharply to 120 in 2025. All complaints were disposed of through the National Consumer Helpline (NCH) mechanism.
In Ladakh, no complaints were reported in 2021, 2022 and 2023. However, 1 complaint was recorded in 2024 and 8 complaints in 20...