The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) will start taking action from May 15 against those shops and establishment who fail to display signboards in Marathi. This development came nearly two months after the Maharashtra government amended the Maharashtra Shops and Establishment Act.
BMC officials stated that they have appealed them to use the Marathi script and also granted a few days to make a new nameplate as per rules, those who do not have.
Despite this, if they do not follow the rules even after the given period, they will be dealt with as per the rules. A civic official said the BMC will send notices to those who fail to implement the directive. Later, the court will decide the quantum of punishment.
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Additionally, the civic body will take against liquor shops and bars named after gods and goddesses, saints, national heroes and forts. Similar action will also be taken against liquor shops and bars.
Meanwhile, in order to raise awareness of this new order, the official said teams from the BMC’s license department will visit shops and establishments. The teams will be as per the size of the ward, though, they are yet to decide on the exact number for the teams.
For those unversed, the BMC had brought out a circular on the amended Act in the first week of April. It says the letters in Marathi – Devanagari script in shop signboards cannot be kept smaller than the letters in other scripts. There are 5.08 lakh shops and establishments registered with BMC.
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