
Nobody can compel a consumer to give his or her number in shopping malls for billing. Generally shopping malls seek the phone numbers of their customers while making bills. The Food, Public Distribution and Consumer Affairs Department has given the toll-free number 1800-345-3588 to lodge complaints by consumers if they face pressure from shopping malls for giving their phone details.
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