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Should the Government be doing something in #Budget2027 to put more ₹₹ in hands of the households?
Savings are for important life events and emergencies, not festive spending.
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This latest @LocalCircles chart answers a lot of questions people have on why the slow festive spending. The household budgets are under strain…
Of those urban households spending this festive season, 72% will buy fashion/clothing, 45% will spend on appliance/furniture/travel and 39% on gourmet foods & gifts!
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We at @LocalCircles estimate urban Indian household festive spending for 2026 at ₹1.96 lakh crores, a 6% decline from 2025 and a 11% decline if CPI inflation is accounted for…9% households will drive 3/4th of the total spending. 31% to not spend anything.
Full details available at: localcircles.com/a/press/pag…
@nsitharaman @DasShaktikanta @SmalhotraRBI @ShamikaRavi @sanjeevsanyal @VishnuFNO @malpani
@priteshlakhani @saybwala @dugalira @ggganeshh @ranvijaylive @mxtaverse
Here is the ground reality for your reference: 3 in 10 broadband users in India face frequent disruptions while another 3 in 10 experience lower speed than what they are being billed for. Please act ! xitter.twitterapi.xyz/LocalCircles/status/20…
@TRAI & #CCPA @jagograhakjago need to get to immediate action and stop such practices! @JM_Scindia @JoshiPralhad
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80 प्रतिशत मोबाइल उपभोक्ताओं ने टेलीकॉम में डार्क पैटर्न्स की शिकायत की @JM_Scindia @TRAI @JoshiPralhad @inidhikhare For your review and action please!
@VishnuFNO @NalinisKitchen @ikaveri @ggganeshh @speakshoutroar @1987Kulbhushan @IndianTechGuide @MohiniWealth @_kumbhkaran @imeerage @nitinmeshram @Neetivaan @Manik_M_Jolly @AskAnshul @nixxin
#IRDAI & #CCPA need to act to ensure insurance platforms are not deploying the #PrivacyZuckering #darkpattern to get access to unauthorised private information &use it to reject claims.
@sachintaparia @VishnuFNO @malpani @RajeevJayadevan @internetfreedom @1987Kulbhushan @ikaveri
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#ICICILombard is one insurance platform where consumers report the #privacyzuckering #darkpattern where a users’s unauthorised private information is extracted & utilised to deny claims.
While #IRDAI has acknowledged the escalation by @LocalCircles in the insurance sector and mandated dark pattern resolution by insurance platforms, taking 9 months to assess is too long.
Platforms like ICICI Lombard need to clean them up now so private information is not misused to reject health, motor and travel claims.
5 in 10 vehicle owners will go to consumer commission/court if faced with severe E20 related damages
@VishnuFNO @sphavisha @iAsura_ @TheVishalKay @kapsology @malpani @sandygrains @sailorsmoon @Ragnaar888 @bsdhanoa @AA_speaks @TheSincereDude @_mrchaturvedi @ambkcsingh @TaxPayerPvt
Likely to get difficult for auto companies if vehicle owners start facing severe damages due to #E20. 5 in 10 say will go to consumer commission or court.
On #WorldMSMEDay here are some things to learn about Indian #MSMEs
Managing multiple suppliers, non-compliant invoices, payment/credit constraints and price volatility are the too challenges Indian MSMEs face
“Based on inputs from 16,000 MSMEs across India”
@jitanrmanjhi
On #WorldMSMEDay here are some things to learn about Indian #MSMEs
3 in 10 MSMEs spend as much as over INR 2 lakhs in monthly procurement
“Based on inputs from 16,000 MSMEs across India”
@jitanrmanjhi
On #WorldMSMEDay here are some things to learn about Indian #MSMEs
Manufacturing, Business Services, Retail & Trading/Wholesale constitute 70% of MSMEs in India
“Based on inputs from 16,000 MSMEs across India”
@jitanrmanjhi
On #WorldMSMEDay here are some things to learn about Indian #MSMEs
7 in 10 Indian MSMEs have 10 or less employees…
“Based on inputs from 16,000 MSMEs across India”
Owners of pre-2023 vehicles want Government to ensure choice of E0 & E10 at #petrolpumps as #E20 is driving lower mileage and higher repair costs
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@_mrchaturvedi @TheVishalKay @Half_Fri @multibaggerwala @mxtaverse @Atulsingh_asan @DocRGM_ @ShivrattanDhil1
Latest @LocalCircles survey with over 42,000 old (pre-2023) vehicle owners that just concluded finds 1 in 2 wanting E0/E10 petrol back. Claim to have already spent between ₹5000-25000 in additional costs due to #E20 since early 2025.
#consumerchoice is must!
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@VishnuFNO @sphavisha @ggganeshh @sarviind @TheVishalKay @Nher_who @kapsology @KantInEastt @malpani @gemsofbabus_ @sandygrains @ikaveri @adityakalra @venkat_fin9 @Broufus @geekyranjit @Ragnaar888 @Sydusm @TheSincereDude @IndianTechGuide
How India is struggling and trying to cope with the #heatwave
@DainikBhaskar effectively captures pulse of the people!
1 in 2 urban Indians surveyed by @LocalCircles are concerned about heat stroke and dehydration as temperatures cross 45 degree Celsius in 150+ districts! Drink water and if you can, stay indoors between 12-4 pm!
@VishnuFNO @malpani @darab_farooqui @scribe_prashant @ikaveri @ggganeshh
Per @LocalCircles 2025 survey only 13% urban Indians know what to do in case of an #earthquake
Luckily today the #DelhiNCR tremors were magnitude 4.0 but everyone must become aware of the Drop-Cover-Hold On rule & stay prepared. Be safe everyone!
Critical that @RailMinIndia not only implements #crowdmanagement & #accesscontrol on #railwayplatforms but also minimises last minute platform changes which causes chaos & incidents. There is a perception that #railways misleads on #timeliness #stampede #NewDelhiRailwaystation
42% #train travellers surveyed by @LocalCircles in 2024 had highlighted #safety at #Railway stations as a concern with #stampede #harassment & #theft as fallouts from it.
Unfortunately, this has not been a priority of @RailMinIndia till date. Why are #railwaystations open from all sides & without access control ? Why no @CISFHQrs at stations? Must be taken up on priority @AshwiniVaishnaw
Fliers want @RamMNK @DGCAIndia @MoCA_GoI to cap #airfares so airlines can’t charge 300-600% of regular fares like with #MahaKumbh2025 #Prayagraj #varanasi
@Ananth_IRAS @Neurochauhan @Rohit_p__ @palkisu @sjlazars @FI_InvestIndia @yogesh1842 @IshitaJoshi @manas_muduli @Saiarav
You have to move beyond press releases and tweets @DGCAIndia @RamMNK and take some concrete action by imposing ceilings on #airfares. #MahaKumbh2025 airfares are 300-600% of regular fares. See examples below & 8 in 10 airline passengers have been profiteered upon at least once in the last 12 months.
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@malpani @Siddhantmt @Saiarav @manas_muduli @sjlazars
@RamMNK @DGCAIndia @MoCA_GoI must cap #airfares so airlines can’t charge 300-600% premium like they are doing with #MahaKumbh2025 #Prayagraj @sachintaparia
@Ananth_IRAS @Neurochauhan @Rohit_p__ @palkisu @sjlazars @FI_InvestIndia @yogesh1842 @IshitaJoshi @manas_muduli @Saiarav
#DarkPattern called #BaitandSwitch
We will bring out the national survey covering all #taxiaggregators (@Olacabs @Uber_India @RapidoCares @BluSmartIndia @inDrive) soon. Consumers want such practices to end. Hope you will act @jagograhakjago @inidhikhare @JoshiPralhad #ccpa
Amazing how service providers like @Olacabs
continue to cheat customers. Latest-at booking- x shown as estimated amount for ride. At confirmation cost raised. Customer doesn't realize. Pays more. Seeks ola HELP. Ola reply is below. No challenge. No accountability. No sarkar.
Thanks 👏🏼👏🏼 @TRAI for acting on the @LocalCircles pesky sms & calls report that highlighted pain of the public. localcircles.com/a/press/pag…
We have just initiated a new survey to measure the impact of your actions & will have some trends within a week!
@JM_Scindia @neerajmittalias
TRAI has issued strict instructions to service providers to act swiftly against spammers. As a result service providers black-listed more than 680 entities and disconnected 18 lacs numbers during last one and half month. @DoT_India, @PMOIndia,@PIB_India, @MIB_India,@DrSYQuraishi
@IndianTechGuide @sandeep_PT @sumanthraman @JyotiDevSpeaks @adityaranjan108 @tanmoyofc @mrs_roh08 @Akshita_N @_Sandeep09
#Railways #safety needs attention @AshwiniVaishnaw ji 1 in 2 train travelers is concerned about safety. Existing operations need more attention of @RailMinIndia than station redevelopment projects at this time #trainaccidents #RailAccident #IndianRailways
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According to fliers from across India, @IndiGo6E must address staff attitude & courteousness, @airindia, @airvistara & @flyspicejet must work on timeliness @AkasaAir on its customer service. @JM_Scindia @debarghya_das @shukla_tarun @ShobhnaYadava @blitzkreigm @thakur_shivangi
According to 46% @IndiGo6E fliers surveyed, the airline’s top issue is staff attitude and courteousness (lack of). Hope @JM_Scindia @MoCA_GoI @DGCAIndia work with the airline management to address it! To access the details & 2024 citizens airline report card via @LocalCircles please access the full report at:
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@RanvirShorey @SRKoti @sailorsmoon @DrSomeswarDeb @CaptShaktiLumba @radhika_apte @ReonSaji @Pseudo_Man2
It is undoubtedly a difficult time for airline crew too but the root issue is with the airline systems, the intent, lack of transparency and the approach to governance. That is what air passengers want fixed! @JM_Scindia #DelhiAirport @RanvirShorey @KapilChopra72 @debarghya_das
Reports coming from #Delhiairport that @Indigo6E & @airvistara @airindia are both handling the situation quite poorly today @BBCVikas @abhardwaj_fisme @aditya_kondawar @RanvirShorey Also very long lines reported just to enter Terminal 3 @JM_Scindia @AAI_Official @DelhiAirport