The Maharashtra government has directed all its departments, local authorities, officers and employees to mandatorily use Marathi language in official business
The circular was issued by the Marathi language department.
Instructions to all the department heads on using Marathi in all the official business have been issued in the past. They are again directed to strictly implement the instructions and take necessary action against those who are found not following the instructions.
The circular also mentioned withholding annual increment as a punishment against the staff found deliberately not using Marathi language in official business
