Showrooms and stores on the main roads and junctions of the city, which don’t have Marathi signboards displayed predominantly will be dealt with on a priority basis, officials said. The civic body, which has set a May 31 deadline, has formed teams that will personally be inspecting display boards at all shops across the city. Those found flouting the rule, will be slapped with a fine of Rs 2,000 per person employed in these shops, starting June 10. 

As per the amendment in the Maharashtra Shops and Establishments (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) (Amendment) Act, 2022, all shops will have to compulsorily display Marathi signboards in Devanagari script. The order mentioned that if these boards display the name in more than one language, the Marathi font should not be smaller than the other scripts and will have to be predominantly displayed.