Why all Bengaluru shop signs should be 60% in Kannada by March 13

Mar 12, 2024 | 19:43 IST

To press the Kannada signage rule, protesters vandalised boards in other languages

A newly passed Karnataka law says the top 60% of a business signboard should be in Kannada. Non-compliance might invite action from government and vandals. Deadline expires on the evening of March 13

Bengaluru shops can say it in English, but they must say it louder in Kannada. That’s what the law requires of them and they have 24 hours to comply.

Last year, the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP), Bengaluru's principal civic agency, had ordered businesses in Bengaluru, to make sure their signboards gave 60% space to Kannada by February 28. The city is the country's IT hub and India's most linguistically diverse city.

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Why all Bengaluru shop signs should be 60% in Kannada by March 13

A newly passed Karnataka law says the top 60% of a business signboard should be in Kannada. Non-compliance might invite action from government and vandals. Deadline expires on the evening of March 13

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Why all Bengaluru shop signs should be 60% in Kannada by March 13

A newly passed Karnataka law says the top 60% of a business signboard should be in Kannada. Non-compliance might invite action from government and vandals. Deadline expires on the evening of March 13

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