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General measures to be taken for extensive use and propagation of Kannada Language.- (1) The board displaying the name of the State Government Departments, Undertakings or Autonomous Bodies, Co-Operative and Public Undertakings, Educational Institutions, Banks, other Financial Institutions, Private Industries and Universities, of the officers and designations shall be primarily in Kannada. (2) The particulars displayed on the boards erected under the supervision of various Government Departments and local authorities of the State including names of roads and extension areas, shall be primarily in Kannada. (3) All Tender Notifications, Advertisements, Application forms, Digital Forms, Certificates and Notifications issued by the Government or Local Authorities for publication in Karnataka shall be primarily in Kannada. (4) The pamphlets, banners, flex, electronic display boards, informations, notices, etc., of programmes conducted by Government, Local Authorities, Institutions whether Aided or Un-Aided, shall be primarily in Kannada. 10 (5) The Boards, Advertisements, Receipts, Bills, Notices, etc., in connection with any project undertaken by the Government or implemented with any kind of consideration, grant concession from Government or allied Institutions or Local Authorities shall be primarily in Kannada. (6) The upper half portion of boards displaying the names of Commercial, Industrial and Business Undertakings, Trusts, Counseling Centre‟s, Hospitals, Laboratories, Amusement Centers and Hotels etc., functioning with the approval and sanction of Government or Local Authorities, shall be in Kannada and lower half can be in any other language. (7) As far as possible all the Industrial and other consumer products manufactured within and sold in the State shall bear the product name and direction for use, if any, in Kannada apart from any other language. (8) In all the boards displaying advertisements and notices published for the information of general public in the State, a fixed percentage of the content shall be in Kannada. The classification of advertisements or percentage of Kannada portions of advertisements to be displayed shall be as prescribed by the State. (9) Every industrial establishment in the State owned by the State and Central Government, Public Sector Undertakings, Banks and Private Industries having more than one hundred employees shall establish,- (a) „Kannada Cell‟ headed by senior employee of the organization having knowledge of Kannada for the purpose of usage of Kannada Language in day-to-day work functions of the organization and to carry out such other functions as may be prescribed. (b) „Kannada Kalika Ghataka‟ (basic Kannada Teaching Unit) for non- Kannada speaking employees. The Government at the request of such establishments shall provide necessary teaching staff and study materials at their cost. (10) Every person employed in Banks and other Financial Institutions situated within the State of Karnataka shall use Kannada language also in all its communication and correspondence with the public.