Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 02:53pm on 07 Sep 2025,Sunday India
The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) has issued a firm directive, dated August 30, mandating that all business, commercial, and institutional signboards in the city must prominently display Bengali at the top—alongside any other languages—by September 30, 2025 . This follows an earlier advisory from December 30, 2024, which only requested compliance but saw limited adherence . Mayor Firhad Hakim criticized slow compliance and warned that failure to comply could result in punitive measures, potentially including removal of non-compliant signs and trade license action . The move reinforces the city’s push to assert and uphold Bengali linguistic and cultural identity. (PC: PTI)
