Chandigarh, June 29: To boost the use of local language, the Punjab government has directed all departments, boards, corporations, subordinate courts and educational institutes to designate nodal officers for proper supervision and implementation of Punjabi for official use.
Issuing the directions, Anjali Bhawra, Secretary Higher Education and Languages said the government would act tough by taking legal/departmental action against those who fail to comply with the directives of the recently amended Punjab State Languages Act (PSLA) 2008.
She was presiding over a special meeting on behalf of Education and Languages Minister Punjab Dr Upinderjit Kaur, with various heads of departments, representatives of universities, boards and corporations here today.
–PTI