All signboards, milestones to be in Gurmukhi in PunjabcitiesUpdated: Feb 21, 2020 17:50 ISTCHANDIGARH: To promote the use of Punjabi in the state, the Punjab government on Friday made it mandatory for all government and semi-government institutions, boards, corporations to ensure all signboards are in Gurmukhi script. Road milestones will also be written in Gurmukhi in the state. The Punjab languages department issued directions to all departments to implement the decision on International Mother Language Day. According to orders issued under the Punjab State Language Act’s section 4, “Signboards in all government and semi-government institutions, boards, corporations and road milestones will be written in Gurmukhi script on top. The minister said that the languages department has written to the labour department to issue a separate notification to implement this decision in private business, industrial and educational institutions.

Source: Hindustan Times February 21, 2020 12:20 UTC