The Maharashtra Government by notification dated February 22, 2023 declares Nagar Panchayats constituted under section 341A of the Maharashtra Municipal Councils, Nagar Panchayats and Industrial Townships Act, 1965, and panchayats established or deemed to have been established under the Maharashtra Village Panchayats Act, 1959, to be the local authorities for the purpose of the Maharashtra Shops and Establishments (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, 2017.
The notification further conferred powers to the mentioned authorities in respect of the enforcement of the provisions of Section 36A of the said Act regarding Name Boards to be in Marathi in the areas within their territorial jurisdiction with effect from February 22, 2023.
