BMC to take action against shops, hotels that do not have Devanagari signboards from today

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) will start taking action from today against shops, hotels and other commercial establishments in Mumbai that do not have Marathi signboards in Devanagari script. The announcement in this regard was made by BMC earlier, wherein it was revealed that teams have been formed to take action against such establishments that do not follow the directives.  

A meeting was held by BMC administrator I S Chahal, who asked the officials to ensure implementation of the Supreme Court’s directive that the names of shops, institutes and hotels must be in Devanagari script (beside any other script), news agency PTI reported citing the official statement of BMC.

Failure to comply with this directive, will result in action commencing on Tuesday, November 28, 2023, BMC had said earlier on X (formerly Twitter).

The apex court had given time to put up Devanagari boards by November 25, but the civic body is initiating action from November 28, Tuesday.

The Raj Thackeray-led Maharashtra Navnirman Sena on November 22 displayed banners in Mumbai hinting at an aggressive protest if the Supreme Court 'deadline' for putting up signboards of shops and hotels in Marathi (Devnagari script) is not adhered to.

Thackeray had earlier stressed on having the signboards of shops and other establishments in the regional language (Marathi in Maharashtra).

BMC or Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM) is the governing civic body of Mumbai, the capital city of Maharashtra. It was established under the Bombay Municipal Corporation Act 1888.

BMC is responsible for the civic infrastructure and administration of the city and some suburbs.

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