Odisha assembly passes bill to use Odia signboards in all shops and commercial establishments

BHUBANESWAR: The state meeting on Tuesday handed the Odisha Shops and business establishments (amendment) bill-2018 to make Odia language mandatory on signboards of all Shops and industry establishments inside of Odisha.
The meeting additionally handed the Odisha Official Language Act-1954 making penal provisions for state executive officials and departments for no longer using Odia language in authentic communication and likewise rewards for many who use the language extensively whilst issuing gazette notifications, drafting expenses, amendments, acts, ordinances, laws and rules.

According to the industrial establishments invoice, all retail outlets and business establishments will comply to the order inside of a month of the implementation of the principles or pay fines. The penalty quantity would ranging between Rs 1000 and Rs 5000 for a first violation. The positive will be enhanced to Rs 2000 to Rs 25,000 for the second one violation.

The state cabinet that met for the primary time in Puri on December 26, final 12 months had taken both the choices. Accordingly, the cabinet met again on March 14 to approve amendments into the present acts.


The state executive had enacted laws of the Odisha authentic Language Act-1956 applying Odia language in authentic communications in August, 2016.


The state meeting additionally handed 3 different expenses to fortify the salary and allowances of ministers, Speaker and deputy speaker of the state meeting.


Responding to opposition allegations regarding state executive submitting false affidavit in Supreme Court on Odisha Lokayukta Act, parliamentary affairs minister Bikram Arukh said the government is talking steps to pray for amendment of the April 19 apex courtroom order.


The funds session of the state meeting adjourned sine die on Tuesday, four days forward of the scheduled time. Total 26 sittings had been held within the session that began on March 20.
Odisha assembly passes bill to use Odia signboards in all shops and commercial establishments Odisha assembly passes bill to use Odia signboards in all shops and commercial establishments Reviewed by Kailash on May 01, 2018 Rating: 5
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