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14/02/24 14:55 PM IST

Karnataka introduces Bill to make 60% Kannada compulsory on all name boards

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  • The Karnataka government recently tabled the Kannada Language Comprehensive Development (Amendment) Bill 2024 to mandate 60 per cent Kannada on name boards of various establishments in the state.
Provisions of the bill
  • The name boards of Commercial, Industrial and Business Undertakings, Trusts, Counselling Centres, Hospitals, Laboratories, Amusement Centres and Hostels etc, functioning with the approval and sanction of the Government or Local Authorities, shall ensure that their name board displays 60% in Kannada language and Kannada shall be displayed in the upper half of the name board,” the amendment to sub-section 6 of section 17 of the parent Act read.
  • The bill also proposes amendments to appoint the director of the Directorate of Kannada and Culture as a member, and the secretary of the Kannada Development Authority as the convener of the “State Level Committee”.
  • This committee will serve as an enforcement authority responsible for implementing the use of the official language.
  • The Bill makes display of 60% Kannada language in boards of State government departments, PSUs, cooperative and public undertakings, educational institutions, banks and other financial institutions, private industries, universities. It said display of officers’ designations should also be primarily in Kannada.
Source- The Hindu

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