KOLKATA
The Kolkata Municipal Company (KMC) has made it obligatory for all retailers, eating places, and different business institutions within the metropolis to show Bengali on their signboards alongside different languages.
In keeping with officers, February 21, 2025, has been set because the deadline for the implementation of this mandate.
Kolkata Municipality Secretary Swapan Kundu informed native mediapersons that civic physique officers have already began speaking with house owners of retailers, eating places, and business centres within the metropolis about placing up Bengali signboards. They’ve reportedly been knowledgeable that names of the institutions and essential info must be written in Bengali alongside different languages on their signboards.
In October this 12 months, shortly after the Centre recognised Bengali, Assamese, Marathi, Pali and Prakrit as classical languages, Trinamool Congress councillor Biswaroop De had proposed at a civic physique assembly in Kolkata that every one signboards in private and non-private workplaces ought to embrace Bengali along with different languages. He had additionally urged that every one notices, letters and paperwork of the Company must also be printed in Bengali.
Later in October, KMC Mayor Firhad Hakim had additionally echoed related sentiments and stated that every one hoardings and banners related to KMC will likely be displayed in Bengali. He had additionally stated that he would urge personal companies and retailers to show their signboards in Bengali
Printed – December 03, 2024 08:40 am IST
