Mumbai: All social messages on every registered commercial vehicle with the transport department should be displayed in the Marathi language, said transport minister Pratap Sarnaik on Tuesday. He added that the implementation will begin from Gudi Padwa, the Marathi New Year.
Sarnaik said Marathi is the official state language of Maharashtra.
“The citizens of Maharashtra primarily speak Marathi. The language has been accorded the status of a classical language. Naturally, it is the govt’s moral responsibility to promote the Marathi language.” Many commercial vehicles registered in the state, though, have social messages, advertisements, and informational content in Hindi or other languages (for instance, Beti Bachao Beti Padhao). “This restricts the promotion and dissemination of the Marathi language. Henceforth, if such social messages, advertisementd and informational content are displayed in Marathi (for instance, Mulgi Vachva, Mulgi Shikva), it will provide more useful information to the people of Maharashtra and promote the Marathi language,” he said.
Meanwhile, Sarnaik said there was an ongoing campaign to ensure distributors and manufacturers selling vehicles without a trade certificate are liable to penalties under Section 192 of the Motor Vehicle Act of 1988.
A special inspection campaign was conducted under the RTOs in Mumbai (Central, West, East), Borivli, and Pune, resulting in action against 36 vehicle sellers and the seizure of 34 vehicles for issues related to ‘Trade Certificates’.
Mumbai: All social messages on every registered commercial vehicle with the transport department should be displayed in the Marathi language, said transport minister Pratap Sarnaik on Tuesday. He added that the implementation will begin from Gudi Padwa, the Marathi New Year.
Sarnaik said Marathi is the official state language of Maharashtra.
“The citizens of Maharashtra primarily speak Marathi. The language has been accorded the status of a classical language. Naturally, it is the govt’s moral responsibility to promote the Marathi language.” Many commercial vehicles registered in the state, though, have social messages, advertisements, and informational content in Hindi or other languages (for instance, Beti Bachao Beti Padhao). “This restricts the promotion and dissemination of the Marathi language. Henceforth, if such social messages, advertisementd and informational content are displayed in Marathi (for instance, Mulgi Vachva, Mulgi Shikva), it will provide more useful information to the people of Maharashtra and promote the Marathi language,” he said.
Meanwhile, Sarnaik said there was an ongoing campaign to ensure distributors and manufacturers selling vehicles without a trade certificate are liable to penalties under Section 192 of the Motor Vehicle Act of 1988.
A special inspection campaign was conducted under the RTOs in Mumbai (Central, West, East), Borivli, and Pune, resulting in action against 36 vehicle sellers and the seizure of 34 vehicles for issues related to ‘Trade Certificates’.
