Bare Act
The Maharashtra Official Languages Act, 2021
The Maharashtra Official Languages (Amendment) Act, 2021 mandates the systematic use of the Marathi language across all state government offices, departments, and administrative bodies in Maharashtra. It requires public institutions to update their public-facing policies, appoint dedicated Marathi Language Officers, and set up State and District Committees to monitor compliance and address grievances. For ordinary citizens, this law ensures that public administration, forms, notices, and services are accessible in the regional language. By enforcing administrative responsibility and disciplinary action under service rules for non-compliance, the Act creates clear institutional mechanisms to make Marathi the active working language of state governance.
- 0. Preamble
- 1. Short title
- 2. Amendment of section 2 of Mah. V of 1965
- 4. Insertion of new sections 5A, 5B, 5C, 5D, 5E, 5F, 5G, 5H and 5I in Mah. V of 1965
- 5B. Provisions in policy for effective implementation of this Act.
- 5D. Committee.
- 5F. Proactive disclosure about use of Marathi.
- 5G. Responsibility of implementation and compliance.
- 5H. Power of Government to give directions.
- 5I. Punishment.
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