The Government of Karnataka on February 26, 2024, issued the Kannada Language Comprehensive Development (Amendment) Act, 2024 to further amend the Kannada Language Comprehensive Development Act, 2022
The following has been amended namely: -
•In Section 7 which states “Enforcement mechanism for implementing official language” in sub-section (2), in clause (a), for item (vii), the following shall be substituted, namely: -
"(vii) The Director, Directorate of Kannada and Culture - Member
(vii-a) The Secretary, Kannada Development Authority shall be the convener of the Committee."
• In Section 17 which states “General measures to be taken for extensive use and propagation of Kannada Language” for sub-section (6), the following shall be substituted, namely: -
“(6) The name boards of Commercial, Industrial and Business Undertakings, Trusts, Counseling Centre, Hospitals, Laboratories, Amusement Centers and Hotels etc., functioning with the approval and sanction of the Government or Local Authorities, shall ensure that their name board displays 60% in Kannada language and Kannada shall be displayed in the upper half of the name board”.
[Act No. 07 of 2024]
