It is not a thing of yesterday that the banks are full of people from other states and they are not dealing in Kannada. In this case, it is said that the rule that bank employees should deal with customers in kannada is likely to be implemented soon in Karnataka. bank employees in karnataka will soon have to learn kannada and deal with customers in Kannada. In the midst of language-related arguments between foreign-speaking bank employees and customers, there has been an indication that such a rule will be implemented. In this regard, the previous bjp government had approved a law in the assembly in march this year. kannada Development Authority (KDA) Secretary Santosh Hangal informed that this is yet to be implemented. He said that the government is expected to issue a notification in this regard in the next few days. According to the Integrated Development of kannada language Act, banks and private industries having more than 100 employees should set up 'Kannada Units' to facilitate easy conversation with their customers. Also 'Kannada Learning Unit' should be established to teach kannada to the employees. According to the Act, the bank should take care of the cost of teaching staff and study materials.
Some people are also upset about this act. This act alone cannot solve people's problems. Because this does not apply to nationalized banks, says former KDA president chief minister Chandru. 'If this rule is to be enforced strictly, clear rules should be made in this regard in the Parliament. Besides, the time limit for implementation should also be fixed,' said the Aam Aadmi Pakda (AAP) state president. It has been a long-standing demand of KDA that bank employees should learn Kannada. Due to language barrier, rural customers are not able to communicate properly with the bank. Many a times this also leads to arguments between bank employees and customers. Because both of them are unable to communicate properly due to language barrier. It is also difficult for customers to understand the challan, application forms and banking documents as they are not in Kannada.
1st november this year will complete 50 years of the birth of the state of Karnataka. In this context, on the occasion of Teacher's Day, the karnataka State government has announced that there is a plan to establish kannada Learning Centers for out-of-state and foreign citizens. It is not a new idea that all the parties try to cook their political rice on the issue of development of kannada language. All parties often try to show that they are more Kannada-friendly than others. In 2017, there was a big uproar over the issue of hindi language boards being put up at metro stations in Bengaluru. Pro-Kannada organizations alleged that this was an attempt to impose North indian languages on the state. Be it the Nandini brand issue, it is common for political parties to hurl mud at each other on the issue of whether central competitive examinations including CAPF should be allowed to be written in Kannada.
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