(1)
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ಕನ౬ಡ ූ ಸಮಗ ಅไൽ౫ (ൟൿ౪ಪല) เඒಯಕ, 2024
(2024gÀ «zsÁ£À¸À¨sÉAiÀÄ «zsÉÃAiÀÄPÀ ¸ÀASÉå-1)
ಕನ౬ಡ ූ ಸಮಗ ಅไൽ౫ ಅඌඛಯಮ, 2022ඝ౬ ൟൿ౪ಪല ಡฤ ಒಂൿ
เඒಯಕ.
ಇย ಇඝ౬෨ಂං ಉഴಬฆವ ಉං౪ೕಶಗัಛಜ ಕನ౬ಡ ූ ಸಮಗ ಅไൽ౫
ಅඌඛಯಮ, 2022ඝ౬ (2023ರ ಕකბಟಕ ಅඌඛಯಮ ಒ 13)ඝ౬ ൟൿ౪ಪല ഴโൿ
ಕ౨฿ಜฆโದคಂದ;
ಇൿ ූರತ ಗಣฃಜದ ಎಪ౭౨ೖದඡ ವಷბದย ಕකბಟಕ ฃಜ เඋನ
ಡಲൽಂದ ಈ ෨ಂൽඦ ಅඌඛಯ෦ತ฿ಗย:-
1. ౾౹ಪ౨ ກಸฆ ಮൡ౨ ඩฏಭ.- (1) ಈ ಅඌඛಯಮವඝ౬ ಕನ౬ಡ ූ ಸಮಗ
ಅไൽ౫ (ൟൿ౪ಪല) ಅඌඛಯಮ, 2024 ಎಂൿ ಕฉಯತಕౙൿ౪.
(2) ಇൿ ฃಜ ಸ౽ბರโ ಸ౽ბค ฃಜಪತದย ಅඌಚචಯ ෩ಲಕ
ತൡ౨ಪലಸಬർඈಥ ൽකಂಕඈൿ ೦คಡಬರತಕౙൿ౪.
2. 7ඡ ಪಕರಣದ ൟൿ౪ಪല.- ಕನ౬ಡ ූ ಸಮಗ ಅไൽ౫ ಅඌඛಯಮ,
2022ඝ౬ (2023ರ ಕකბಟಕ ಅඌඛಯಮ ಒ 13)ರ (ಇದರย ಇඝ౬෨ಂං ෩ಲ
ಅඌඛಯಮๅಂൿ ಉวೕಸมಜං) 7ඡ ಪಕರಣದ, (2)ඡ ಉಪಪಕರಣದยฆವ (ಎ)
ಘಡದ (vii)ඡ ්เಡ ಬದมಜ ಈ ෨ಂൽನದඝ౬ ಪൟೕ೧ಸತಕౙൿ౪, ಎಂದฉ:-
“(vii) ඛඃბಶಕฆ, ಕನ౬ಡ ಮൡ౨ ಸౙೃൟ ඛඃბಶකಲಯ – ಸದಸ
¨sÁUÀ – 4 J
Part – IVA
13
2024(
, 24
1945)
BENGALURU, TUESDAY, 13, FEBRUARY, 2024(MAGHA, 24, SHAKAVARSHA, 1945)
. 77
No. 77
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(vii-ಎ) ౽ಯბದ๏ბ, ಕನ౬ಡ ಅไൽ౫ ඩඌ౽ರ, ಇವฆ ಸ෦ൟಯ
ೈಲಕฃಜರತಕౙൿ౪.”
3. 17ඡ ಪಕರಣದ ൟൿ౪ಪല.- ෩ಲ ಅඌඛಯಮದ 17ඡ ಪಕರಣದยನ (6)ඡ
ಉಪಪಕರಣದ ಬದยಡ ಈ ෨ಂൽನದඝ౬ ಪൟೕ೧ಸತಕౙൿ౪, ಎಂದฉ:-
“(6)
ಸ౽ბರ
ಅಥ฿
ಸ౩ัೕಯ
ඩඌ౽ರಗัಂದ
ಅඝಮൟ
ಮൡ౨
೪ฃൟಂൽಡ ౽ಯბඛವბൟ౨ฆವ ฿ಜ, ಅಛคಃ ಮൡ౨ ವವರ
ಉದಮಗำ, ಟౣ ಗำ, ಸสೕಚක ಄ಂದಗำ, ಆಸ౭ಗำ, ಪೕಛಲಯಗำ,
ಮඣೕฏಜක ಄ಂದಗำ ಮൡ౨ ຄೕങฯ ಗำ ෨ಂ൞ದโಗำ ತಮ කಮಫಲಕಗಳย
ಕನ౬ಡ ූಯඝ౬ 60% ರౣ ಪದ๏ბಸมಜං ಮൡ౨ ಕನ౬ಡ ූ කಮಫಲಕದ
෬มಗದย ಪದ๏ბತ฿ಜං ಎಂ්ದඝ౬ ಖತಪലಆಳತಕౙൿ౪.”
ಉං౪ೕಶಗำ ಮൡ౨ ౽ರಣಗಳ ຂัಃ
ฃಜ ಮಟౣದ ಸ෦ൟಡ ඛඃბಶಕฆ, ಕನ౬ಡ ಮൡ౨ ಸౙೃൟ ඛඃბಶකಲಯ
ಇವರඝ౬ ಸದಸರක౬ಜ ಮൡ౨ ౽ಯბದ๏ბ, ಕನ౬ಡ ಅไൽ౫ ඩඌ౽ರ ಇವರඝ౬
ೈಲಕರක౬ಜ ඡ෦ಸฤ ಟ ฿ಜ ಅಛคಃ ಮൡ౨ ವವರ ಉದಮಗำ,
ಟౣ ಗำ, ಸสೕಚක ಄ಂದಗำ, ಆಸ౭ಗำ, ಪೕಛಲಯಗำ, ಮඣೕฏಜක
಄ಂದಗำ ಮൡ౨ ຄೕങฯ ಗำ ෨ಂ൞ದโಗำ ತಮ කಮಫಲಕಗಳย ಕನ౬ಡ
ූಯඝ౬ 60% ರౣ ಪದ๏ბಸมಜฆโದඝ౬ ಮൡ౨ ಕನ౬ಡ ූ කಮಫಲಕದ
෬มಗದย ಪದ๏ბತ฿ಜฆโದඝ౬ ಖತಪലಆำโದ౽ౙಜ ಉಪීಧ ಕย౭ಸฤ
ಕನ౬ಡ ූ ಸಮಗ ಅไൽ౫ ಅඌඛಯಮ, 2022 (2023ರ ಕකბಟಕ ಅඌඛಯಮ 13)ඝ౬
ൟൿ౪ಪല ഴโൿ ಅವಶಕๅಂൿ ಪคಗಸมಜං.
ಆದ౪คಂದ ಈ เඒಯಕ.
ಆ൮ბಕ ೦ౢಪನ ಪತ
ಪ౨เತ ๎ಸකತಕ ಕಮโ ෴โඃ ກನ ๅಚವඝ౬ ಒಳತಂലฆโൽಲ.
൪ಗಡಜ ಗಪ౭ ๏ವฃ
ಂൿัದ ವಗბಗಳ ಕมಣ ಟ
ಕನ౬ಡ ಮൡ౨ ಸౙೃൟ ൟಗำ
JA.PÉ. «±Á¯ÁQë
PÁAiÀÄðzÀ²ð
PÀ£ÁðlPÀ «zsÁ£À¸À¨sÉ
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ಅඝීಧ
ಕನ౬ಡ ූ ಸಮಗ ಅไൽ౫ ಅඌඛಯಮ, 2022
(2023ರ ಕකბಟಕ ಅඌඛಯಮ 13)ರ ಉದ౫ೃತ ූಗ
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7. ಅඌಂತ ූಯ ಅඝನ౽ౙಜ ౽ಯბವವ౩.- (1) ಸ฿ಲಯದ ಪൟಂൿ
ಇมಒಯ ಅඌೕನದย ಬฆವ ಮൡ౨ ಆಡั൞ತಕ ඛತಣದยฆವ ಅඌ౽คಗิ คඈ ฃಜ
ಸ౽ბರದ ಪൟಂൿ ಕค ಈ ಅඌඛಯಮದ ಉಪීಧಗಳ ಪค൏ಮ౽ค ಅඝನಃౙ
ීඌඈ ಕನ౬ಡ ಬಳಃಛಜ ವბಜඛಕ ಪಕბಃౙ ಮൡ౨ ವბಜඛಕ ൞ಸ౾౨ಡ ීඌฆವ
ತನ౬ ౽ಯბඛೕൟಗಳย ಕ౨ ಉಪීಧಗಳඝ౬ ಕย౭ಸತಕౙൿ౪.
(2) ಈ ಃಳಉಡ ಸ෦ൟಗำ ฃಜದย ೦ค ඩඌ౽ರಗะಜ ౽ಯბඛವბಸತಕౙൿ౪ ಎಂದฉ:-
(ಎ) ฃಜ ಮಟౣದ ಸ෦ൟ.- ಈ ಃಳಉಡವರඝ౬ ಒಳತಂಡ ಒಂൿ ฃಜಮಟౣದ ಸ෦ൟ
ಇರತಕౙൿ౪:-
(i)
ಸವฆ, ಕನ౬ಡ ಮൡ౨ ಸౙೃൟ ಇมಒ
-
ಅಧౘฆ
(ii)
ಸ౽ბರದ ෨ಖ ౽ಯბದ๏ბ
-
ಉඩಧౘฆ
(iii)
ಅಧౘฆ, ಕನ౬ಡ ಅไൽ౫ ඩඌ౽ರ
-
ಸದಸฆ
(iv)
ಸ౽ბರದ ಅಪರ ෨ಖ ౽ಯბದ๏ბ, ಬ౯ಂൽ ಮൡ౨
ಆಡัತ උರ൏ ಇมಒ.
-
ಸದಸฆ
(v)
ಸ౽ბರದ ಅಪರ ෨ಖ ౽ಯბದ๏ბ, ฿ಜ ಮൡ౨
ಅಛคಃಗಳ ಇมಒ.
-
ಸದಸฆ
(vi)
ಸ౽ბರದ ౽ಯბದ๏ბ, ಕನ౬ಡ ಮൡ౨ ಸౙೃൟ ಇมಒ.
-
ಸದಸฆ ಮൡ౨
(vii)
ඛඃბಶಕฆ, ಕನ౬ಡ ಮൡ౨ ಸౙೃൟ ඛඃბಶකಲಯ
-
ೈಲಕฆ
(viii)
ฃಜ ಕನ౬ಡ ತ ಪคಷൟ౨ನ ಪൟඛඌ
-
ಆ౷ඛತฆ
ಪฏൡ,
ಅಧౘರ
ಣฆಜคಯย
ಉඩಧౘฆ
ฃಜಮಟౣದ
ಸ෦ൟಯ
ಸොಯ
ಅಧౘಯඝ౬ ವಸತಕౙൿ౪.
() ೧ม ಮಟౣದ ಸ෦ൟ: ೧มඌ౽คಗಳ ಅಧౘಯย ಒಂൿ ೧ม ಮಟౣದ ಸ෦ൟ
ಇರತಕౙൿ౪ ಮൡ౨ ಈ ಃಳಉಡವฆ ಅದರ ಸದಸฃಜರತಕౙൿ౪,-
(i)
෨ಖ ౽ಯბඛ฿ბಹಕ ಅඌ౽ค, ೧ม ඵೈಯ൬;
(ii)
ಮನಗರ ඩยಃ ಇฆವ ೧วಗಳย ಮನಗರ ඩยಃಯ ಆಕ౨ฆ. ಮನಗರ
ඩยಃ ಇಲದ ಇತರ ೧วಗಳย ನಗರಸොಯ ಆಕ౨ฆ ಅಥ฿ ದූბඝರ,
෨ಌඌ౽ค;
(iii)
೧วಯ ವბಜඛಕ ๏ౘಣ ಇมಒಯ ಉಪ ඛඃბಶಕฆ;
(iv)
ಪൟ ೧วಯ ฿ಜ ಮൡ౨ ಅಛค౽ ಇมಒಯ ೲഔ ඛඃბಶಕฆ;
(v)
೧ม ನಗฃไൽ౫ ಆೕಶದ ೕಜක ඛඃბಶಕฆ;
(vi)
ಸಯಕ ඛඃბಶಕฆ, ಕನ౬ಡ ಮൡ౨ ಸౙೃൟ ඛඃბಶකಲಯ ಇವฆ ೈಲಕฆ -
ಸದಸ ౽ಯბದ๏ბ෴ಜರತಕౙൿ౪.
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() ൞ลಀ ಮಟౣದ ಸ෦ൟ.- ಈ ಃಳಉಡವರඝ౬ ಒಳತಂലฆವ ಒಂൿ ൞ลಀ ಮಟౣದ
ಸ෦ൟ ಇರತಕౙൿ౪,-
(i) ಉಪเූಛඌ౽ค
– ಅಧౘฆ;
(ii) ൞ลಀ ඵೈಯൟಯ ౽ಯბඛ฿ბಹಕ
ಅඌ౽ค
– ಸದಸฆ;
(iii) ൞ล౾ನ ತಹ๏ೕม౪ರฆ
– ೈಲಕฆ.
(iv) ൞ลಀ ಃ౹ೕತ ๏ౘ൏ඌ౽ค
– ಸದಸฆ;
(v) ನಗರ ಸො, ඬರಸො ಅಥ฿ ಪಟౣಣ
ඵೈಯൟಯ ಆಕ౨ ಅಥ฿
෨ಌඌ౽ค
– ಸದಸฆ;
(vi) ൞ล౾ನยฆವ ඵೈಯ൬ ಅไൽ౫
ಅඌ౽คಗำ
– ಸದಸฆ;
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17. ಕನ౬ಡ ූಯ ฿ಪಕ ಬಳಃ ಮൡ౨ ಪರ౽ౙಜ ಅತಳ౽ದ ನ ಕಮಗำ.-
(1) ฃಜ ಸ౽ბರದ ಇมಒಗำ, ಉದಮಗำ ಅಥ฿ ౷ಯತ౨ ౩ಗำ, ಸಹ౽ರ ಮൡ౨ ವბಜඛಕ
ಉದಮಗำ, ๖ౘಕ ౩ಗำ, ಂಀಗำ, ಇತರ ಹಣ౽ ౩ಗำ, ಌಸಜ ಅಛคಃಗำ, ಮൡ౨
เಶ౷เർಲಯಗಳ ಫಲಕಗಳยฆವ ກಸฆಗำ, ಮൡ౨ ಸದค ౩ಗಳย ౽ಯბඛವბವ
ಅඌ౽คಗಳ ກಸฆ ಮൡ౨ ಪದකಮಗಳඝ౬ ವ ಫಲಕಗำ ಪ෨ಖ฿ಜ ಕನ౬ಡದย ಇರತಕౙൿ౪.
(2) ರ౨ಗำ ಮൡ౨ ಬറವൕ ಪඃಶಗಳ ກಸฆಗิ คඈ ฃಜದ เเಧ ಸ౽ბค ಇมಒಗಳ
ಮൡ౨ ಸ౩ัೕಯ ඩඌ౽ರಗಳ ෬ย౷ೈರൕಯย ಕมಜฆವ ಫಲಕಗಳ ෬ว ಪದ๏ბಸมಞವ
เವರಗำ ಪ෨ಖ฿ಜ ಕನ౬ಡದย ಇರತಕౙൿ౪.
(3) ಕකბಟಕದย ಸ౽ბರ ಅಥ฿ ಸ౩ัೕಯ ඩඌ౽ರ ಪಕಟൕಛಜ ຄರലದ ಎม ങಂಡฑ
ಅඌಚචಗำ, ೦ೕฃൡಗำ, ಅ೧ბ ನ෩චಗำ, ല೧ಟฯ ನ෩චಗำ, ಪಣ ಪತಗำ ಮൡ౨
ಅඌಚචಗำ ಪ෨ಖ฿ಜ ಕನ౬ಡದย ಇರತಕౙൿ౪.
(4) ಸ౽ბರ, ಸ౩ัೕಯ ඩඌ౽ರ, ಅඝർඛತ ಅಥ฿ ಅඝർನರತ ౩ಗำ ನഷವ
౽ಯბಕಮಗಳ ಀคತ ಕರಪತ, ನฆ, ಀ౺, ಎว౽ౣიඛಋ ಪದಶბನ ಫಲಕ, ൟಗำ,
ඣೕഔೕಗำ ಇ൞ൽಗำ ಪ෨ಖ฿ಜ ಕನ౬ಡದย ಇರತಕౙൿ౪.
(5) ಸ౽ბರโ ಅತಂഽತಹ ಅಥ฿ ಸ౽ბರ ಅಥ฿ ීඌತ ౩ಗำ ಅಥ฿ ಸ౩ัೕಯ
ඩඌ౽ರಗัಂದ ෴โඃ คೕൟಯ ಪൟಫಲ, ಅඝർನ, ค෴ൟ ಪഷൿ ಅඝನತัൟ౨ฆವ
෴โඃ ೕಜචಡ ීඌದ ಫಲಕಗำ, ೦ೕฃൡಗำ, ರೕൽಗำ, ฤಗำ, ඣೕഔೕಗำ
ಇ൞ൽಗำ ಪ෨ಖ฿ಜ ಕನ౬ಡದย ಇರತಕౙൿ౪.
(6) ಸ౽ბರದ ಅಥ฿ ಸ౩ัೕಯ ඩඌ౽ರಗಳ ಅඝ෮ೕದච ಮൡ౨ ೪ฃൟಂൽಡ
౽ಯბඛವბൟ౨ฆವ ฿ಜ, ಅಛคಃ ಮൡ౨ ฿ඩರ ౩, කಸಗำ, ಸสೕಚක
಄ಂದಗำ,
ಆಸ౭ಗำ,
ಪೕಛಲಯಗำ,
ಮඣೕฏಜක
಄ಂದಗำ
ಮൡ౨
ຄೕങฯ
෨ಂ൞ದโಗಳ ກಸರඝ౬ ಪದ๏ბವ ಫಲಕಗಳ ෬ยನ ಅಧბ ූಗโ ಕನ౬ಡದย ಇರತಕౙൿ౪ ಮൡ౨
ಃಳಜನ ಅಧბ ූಗโ ฉ ෴โඃ ූಯย ಇರಬൿ.
(7) ಧ฿ದౣ ಮഔౣಡ ฃಜඅಳಡ ತ෴คದ ಮൡ౨ ฃಟ฿ಞವ ಎม ಅಛค౽
ಮൡ౨ ಇತರ ಛಹಕ ಉತ౭ನ౬ಗಳ ກಸฆ ಮൡ౨ ಅโಗಳ ಬಳಃಯ ಀค൞ದ ඛඃბಶನಗำ ෴โർದง
ಇದ౪ย ෴โඃ ಇತರ ූಯ ೯ಡ ಕನ౬ಡದย ಇರತಕౙൿ౪.
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(8) ฃಜದย ವბಜඛಕರ ൟಛಜ ಪಕഔಸมದ ೦ೕฃൡ ಮൡ౨ ಚචಗಳඝ౬
ಪದ๏ბವ
ಎม
ಫಲಕಗಳย
เಷಯಗಳ
ඛಗൽತ
๕ಕറ฿ฆ
ಪಣโ
ಕನ౬ಡ
ූಯยರತಕౙൿ౪. ೦ೕฃൡಗಳ ವಜೕბಕರಣ ಮൡ౨ ಕನ౬ಡದย ಪದ๏ბಸ౽ದ ೦ೕฃൡ
เಷಯಗಳ ๕ಕറ฿ฆ ಪಣโ ฃಜ ಸ౽ბರൽಂದ ඛಯ෦ಸมඈ ಇರತಕౙൿ౪.
(9) ฃಜඅಳಜನ 100౾ౙಂತล ກನ ಉඅೕಜಗಳඝ౬ ຄಂൽฆವ ฃಜ ಮൡ౨ ಄ಂದ
ಸ౽ბರದ ಒഷತನದ ಪൟಂൿ ಅಛค౽ ౩, ವბಜඛಕ ವಲಯ ಉದಮ, ಂಋ ಮൡ౨ ಌಸಜ
ಅಛคಃಗำ,-
(ಎ) ౩ಯ ൽನඛತದ ౽ಯბ ಅಥ฿ ಪ౽ಯბಗಳ ಟ ඛಯ෦ಸಬർඈಥ ಇತฉ
ಪ౽ಯბಗಳ ඛವბಹൕಯย ಕನ౬ಡ ූಯ ಬಳಃಯ ಉං౪ೕಶ౽ౙಜ ಕನ౬ಡ ೦ౢನವඝ౬ ຄಂൽฆವ
౩ಯ คಯ ಉඅೕಜಯ ඡൣತ౷ದย ’ಕನ౬ಡ ಆೕಶ’ವඝ౬ ౩ඪಸತಕౙൿ౪.
() ಕನ౬ಡ ූ ತකಡฤ ರൽฆವ ಉඅೕಜಗัಛಜ ವವคಕ ಕನ౬ಡ ූ
ಪคಚಸฤ “ಕನ౬ಡ ಕย౽ ಘಟಕ” (ඩಥ෦ಕ ಕನ౬ಡ ැೕಧක ಘಟಕ) ವඝ౬ ౩ඪಸತಕౙൿ౪.
ಇದ౽ౙಜ ಅಂಥ ౩ಗಳ ಆೕคಃಯ ෬ฉಡ ಅವರ ಖბನย ಸ౽ბರโ ಅಗತ ැೕಧಕ ಬ౯ಂൽ ಮൡ౨
ಕย౽ ಮಜಯඝ౬ ಒದಜಸತಕౙൿ౪.
(10)
ಕකბಟಕ
ฃಜඅಳಜನ
ಂಀಗಳย
ಮൡ౨
ಇತರ
ಹಣ౽
౩ಗಳย
ಉඅೕಜ෴ಜฆವ ಪൟಬ౯ ವ౾౨ ವბಜඛಕฌಂൽಜನ ತನ౬ ಎม ಪಕბ ಟ ಪತ
ವವರದย ಸಹ ಕನ౬ಡ ූಯඝ౬ ಬಳಸತಕౙൿ౪.
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KARNATAKA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY
SIXTEENTH LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY
THIRD SESSION
THE KANNADA LANGUAGE COMPREHENSIVE DEVELOPMENT
(AMENDMENT) BILL, 2024
(LA Bill No. 1 of 2024)
A Bill to amend the Kannada Language Comprehensive Development Act,
2022 (Karnataka Act 13 of 2023).
Whereas it is expedient to amend the Kannada Language Comprehensive
Development Act, 2022 (Karnataka Act 13 of 2023), for the purposes hereinafter appearing;
Be it enacted by the Karnataka State Legislature in the seventy fifth year of the
Republic of India, as follows:-
1. Short title and commencement.- (1) This Act may be called the
Kannada Language Comprehensive Development (Amendment) Act, 2024.
(2) It shall come into force on such date as the State Government may by
notification in the Official Gazette appoint.
2. Amendment of section 7.- In the Kannada Language Comprehensive
Development Act, 2022 (Karnataka Act 13 of 2023), (herein after referred to as
the Principal Act) in section 7, 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."
3. Amendment of section 17.- In section 17 of the Principal Act, for
sub-section (6), the following shall be substituted , namely:-
“(6) The name boards of Commercial, Industrial and Business Undertakings, Trusts,
Counseling Centre’s, 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”.
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STATEMENT OF OBJECTS AND REASONS
It is considered necessary to amend Kannada Bhasha Samagra Abhivruddhi
Adhiniyama, 2022 (2023 ra Karnataka Adhiniyama 13) to appoint the Director,
Directorate of Kannada and Culture as the Member and the Secretary, Kannada
Development Authority to be the convener of the State Level Committee and to
make a provision that the name boards of Commercial, Industrial and Business
Undertakings, Trusts, Counseling Centre’s, 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.
Hence the Bill.
FINANCIAL MEMORANDUM
There is no extra expenditure involved in the proposed legislative measure.
TANGADAGI SANGAPPA SHIVARAJ
Minister for Backward Classes Welfare
and Kannada and culture
M.K. VISHALAKSHI
Secretary
Karnataka Legislative Assembly
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ANNEXURE
EXTRACT FROM THE KANNADA LANGUAGE COMPREHENSIVE
DEVELPMENT ACT, 2022 (KARNATAKA ACT 13 OF 2023)
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7. Enforcement mechanism for implementing official language.- (1)
Every office of the State Government, including officers subordinate and under
administrative control of each Department of Secretariat, shall make suitable
provisions in its policies pertaining to public interface and public interest for use
of Kannada for effective implementation of the provisions of this Act.
(2) The following Committees shall function as enforcement authorities in the
State namely:-
(a) State Level Committee.- There shall be a State Level Committee consisting
of,-
(i) The Minister incharge of the Kannada and Culture Department as the
Chairperson;
(ii) The Chief Secretary to Government as the Vice-Chairperson;
(iii) The Chairman of the Kannada Development Authority - Member
(iv) The Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Department of Personnel
and Administrative Reforms (DPAR) - Member;
(v) The Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Department of Commerce
and Industries - Member;
(vi) The Secretary to Government, Department of Kannada and Culture -
Member;
(vii) The Director, Directorate of Kannada and Culture, shall be the convener
of the committee ; and
(viii) A Representative of the State Kannada Sahitya Parishat – Invitee.
Provided that, in the absence of the Chairperson the Vice-Chairperson shall
preside over the meeting of the State level Committee.
(b) District Level Committee.- There shall be a District Level Committee under
the Chairmanship of the Deputy Commissioner consisting of following members:
(i) The Chief Executive Officer of Zilla Panchayat;
(ii) The Commissioner of the City Corporation if there is a City Corporation
in the District. In other Districts where there is no City Corporation, the Municipal
Commissioner or Chief Officer of City Municipal Council, as the case may be;
(iii) The Deputy Director of Public Instructions of the District;
(iv) The Joint Director, Department of Commerce and Industries of each
District;
(v) Project Director, District Urban Development Cell; and
(vi) The Assistant Director, Directorate of Kannada and Culture, shall be the
convener-Member Secretary.
(c) Taluka Level Committee.- There shall be a Taluka Level Committee of,-
(i) The Assistant Commissioner as the Chairperson;
(ii) The Executive Officer of the Taluka Panchayath -Member;
(iii) The Tahasildar of the Taluka shall be the convener of the Committee.
(iv) The Block Education Officer of the Taluka – member;
(v) The Commissioner or the Chief Officer of the City Muncipal Council or
Town Municipal Council or Town Panchayath – member ; and
(vi) The Panchayat Development Officers in the Taluka – member
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17. General measures to be taken for extensive use and propagation of
Kannada Language.- (1) The board displaying the name of the State Government
Departments, Undertakings or Autonomous Bodies, Co-Operative and Public
Undertakings, Educational Institutions, Banks, other Financial Institutions,
Private Industries and Universities, of the officers and designations shall be
primarily in Kannada.
(2) The particulars displayed on the boards erected under the supervision of
various Government Departments and local authorities of the State including
names of roads and extension areas, shall be primarily in Kannada.
(3) All Tender Notifications, Advertisements, Application forms, Digital
Forms, Certificates and Notifications issued by the Government or Local
Authorities for publication in Karnataka shall be primarily in Kannada.
(4) The pamphlets, banners, flex, electronic display boards, informations,
notices, etc., of programmes conducted by Government, Local Authorities,
Institutions whether Aided or Un-Aided, shall be primarily in Kannada.
(5) The Boards, Advertisements, Receipts, Bills, Notices, etc., in connection
with any project undertaken by the Government or implemented with any kind of
consideration, grant concession from Government or allied Institutions or Local
Authorities shall be primarily in Kannada.
(6) The upper half portion of boards displaying the names of Commercial,
Industrial and Business Undertakings, Trusts, Counseling Centre‟s, Hospitals,
Laboratories, Amusement Centers and Hotels etc., functioning with the approval
and sanction of Government or Local Authorities, shall be in Kannada and lower
half can be in any other language.
(7) As far as possible all the Industrial and other consumer products
manufactured within and sold in the State shall bear the product name and
direction for use, if any, in Kannada apart from any other language.
(8) In all the boards displaying advertisements and notices published for the
information of general public in the State, a fixed percentage of the content shall
be in Kannada. The classification of advertisements or percentage of Kannada
portions of advertisements to be displayed shall be as prescribed by the State.
(9) Every industrial establishment in the State owned by the State and
Central Government, Public Sector Undertakings, Banks and Private Industries
having more than one hundred employees shall establish,-
(a) „Kannada Cell‟ headed by senior employee of the organization having
knowledge of Kannada for the purpose of usage of Kannada Language in day-to-
day work functions of the organization and to carry out such other functions as
may be prescribed.
(b) „Kannada Kalika Ghataka‟ (basic Kannada Teaching Unit) for
nonKannada speaking employees. The Government at the request of such
establishments shall provide necessary teaching staff and study materials at their
cost.
(10) Every person employed in Banks and other Financial Institutions
situated within the State of Karnataka shall use Kannada language also in all its
communication and correspondence with the public.
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