A number of states, together with Delhi, Bihar, Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh have declared holidays on the ocassion of Chhath Puja.
Delhi chief minister Atishi introduced on Friday that November 7 can be a public vacation within the capital to rejoice Chhath Puja. The choice got here in response to a request from Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena, who had urged the CM to declare the day a vacation in observance of the pageant.
The LG on Tuesday declared a public vacation for all Delhi authorities workplaces in observance of ‘Pratihar Shashthi’ or ‘Surya Shashthi’ (Chhath Puja). The four-day pageant, which started on Tuesday, honors the Solar God and is widely known in varied Indian states and globally. This 12 months, Chhath Puja runs from November 5 to eight.
“The Lieutenant Governor of the Nationwide Capital Territory of Delhi is happy to declare Thursday, seventh November 2024, as a vacation in all Authorities workplaces beneath the Authorities of the Nationwide Capital Territory of Delhi on ‘Pratihar Shashthi or Surya Shashthi (Chhat Puja)’,” learn a notification issued by Pradeep Tayal, deputy secretary, common administration division.
Test record of states which have declared vacation:
Financial institution holidays
On November 7 (Thursday), banks can be closed in Bihar, Delhi, Jharkhand, and Bengal in observance of Chhath Puja Night Arghya. The next day, November 8 (Friday), banks will stay closed in Bihar, Jharkhand, and Meghalaya for Chhath Puja Morning Arghya and the Wangala Competition.
Faculty holidays
Faculties will stay shut on November 7 in Bihar, Jharkhand and UP on the event of Chhath Puja. The pageant consists of fasting and prayers for the well being and prosperity of relations. In areas the place Chhath Puja is widely known, faculties shut to permit college students to interact within the early morning and night rituals held alongside the riverbanks.
