PUNE: The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has mandated that developers display the names of residential and commercial projects in Marathi.
“The central government has granted Marathi the status of a classical language. It’s essential for all projects under PMC’s jurisdiction to prominently feature their names in Marathi,” stated PMC commissioner Naval Kishore Ram in a circular released on Friday.
The Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) advocated for this rule. MNS member Prashant Kanojia remarked, “Many developers have neglected the requirement to display names in Marathi. This new directive from the civic administration will enforce compliance.”
Kanojia emphasized that once the regulation is incorporated into construction terms and conditions, ongoing monitoring is vital. “A team of civic officials should visit each site to verify whether the names are displayed in Marathi,” he added.
In recent years, the district has witnessed a steady rise in building permissions. Records show that the PMC issued 1,709 building permits in 2023-24, an increase from 956 in the previous financial year. The number surged to 3,359 for the 2024-25 fiscal year.
MNS has also called for checks on whether shop and business names comply with the law requiring them to be displayed in Marathi.
