Ludhiana, Dec. 7 -- More than a month after the Punjab Language Department issued a formal letter, the municipal corporation (MC) has yet to correct the absence of mandatory Punjabi signage at the Bharat Nagar Chowk beautification project.

In its October 31 letter to the MC commissioner, the department pointed out that Punjabi in Gurmukhi script had been "ignored or inadequately displayed" on signboards and plates installed under the ongoing project-violating the Punjab State Language Act, 1967, and its 2008 amendment. The letter also attached copies of the state government's December 5, 2022 orders, which make it compulsory for all departments to use Punjabi on names, signboards, road names, mile markers and all public signage.

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