In a bid to give a legal framework and teeth to various rules and regulations on giving primacy to Kannada, the S.R. Bannurmath-headed committee has submitted the draft of Kannada Language Comprehensive Development Bill, 2022, to the government. The Bill provides for penalty for violations of rules, with fines prescribed for various offences.
Enforcement directorate
Among other things, to enforce Kannada language in all government functioning, the committee has recommended the formation of a Language Enforcement Directorate. The directorate is to have committees at the State, district, and taluk levels. The State committee will have the president of KDA and the Chief Secretary, among others, in it.
