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In pursuance of clause (3) of article 348 of the Constitution of , the following translation in English of the Official Languages (Amendment) Act, 2015 (Mah. Act No. XXX\7I of 2015), is hereby published under the authority of the Governor. By order and in the name of the Governor of Maharashtra,

DR. MANGALA THOMBARE, I/c. Draftsman-cum-Joint Secretary to Government, Law and Judiciary Department.

MAIJARASHTRA ACT No. XXXVI OF 2015.

(First published, after having received the assent of the Governor in the "Maharashtra Government Gazette", on the 21st August 2015).

An Act further to amend the Maharashtra Official Languages Act, 1964. Mah. V WHEREAS, it is expedient further to amend the Maharashtra Official of 1965. Languages Act, 1964, for the purposes hereinafter appearing; it is hereby enacted in the Sixty-sixth Year of the Republic of India as follows :-

1. This Act may be called the Maharashtra Official Languages Short title. (Amendment) Act, 2015.

Mah. V 2. After section 1 of the Maharashtra Official Languages Act, 1964 Insertion of of 1965. new section (hereinafter referred to as "the principal Act") the following shall be IA in Mah. V of 1965. inserted, namely

"1A. The official language of the State of Maharashtra shall be Marathi to be the official 1ffiviarauil.L . language of State.

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Amend- 3. In section 2 of the principal Act, for clause (c), the following clause merit of section 2 of shall be substituted, namely :— Mah. V of 1965. "(c) "Marathi" means the in Devnagari script which is adopted in the State under Government Resolutions issued, from time to time.".

ON BEHALF OF GOVERNMENT PRiNTING, STATIONERY AND PUBLICATION, PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY SHill PARSHURAM JAGANNATH GOSAVI, PRINTED AT GOVERNMENT CENTRAL PRESS, 21-A, NETAJI SUSHASH ROAD, CHARNI ROAD, MUMBAI 400 004 AND PUBLISHED AT DIRECTORATE OF GOVERNMENT PRINTING, STATIONERY AND PUBLICATION, 21-A, NETAJI SUBHASH ROAD, CHARNI ROAD, MIJMBAI 400 004, EDITOR: SHill PARS}{IJRAM JAGANNATH GOSAVI.