

Updated On: 29 November, 2023 07:35 AM IST | Mumbai | Sameer Surve
Civic body starts fining those that have not followed directives

BMC visited 300 shops in Colaba and Fort, finding three shops without compliant signboards. Pics/Atul Kamble
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is taking action against shops and establishments not displaying signboards in Marathi (Devanagari) script. During a visit to 3,269 shops, BMC found 176 without compliant signboards, violating the Maharashtra Shops and Establishments Act, 2018, amended in 2022. Non-compliant shops face a penalty of R2,000 per staffer, up to a maximum of Rs 1,00,000.
