Public Holidays: The Tamil Nadu government has declared a 5-day public holiday in the state from January 14 to January 19, 2025 on the special occasion of Pongal. During this period, all schools, colleges and government offices will remain closed.
This decision has been taken with the aim of allowing students and employees to spend time with their families during the festival and celebrate the festival of Pongal with great pomp.
The Tamil Nadu government said in its press release that January 17 has been declared an additional holiday. Which was earlier kept as a working day. The Pongal festival will begin from January 14. After this, there will be holidays on January 15, Thiruvalluvar Day on January 16 and Ujjavar Thirunal on January 18-19.
The aim of the government is to give students and employees an opportunity to go to their homes and celebrate the festival with their families. This decision has been taken keeping in mind the demands of different sections. This is a big relief news for students and employees. After the government’s announcement, this long holiday is no less than a gift for students and employees in Tamil Nadu.
In North India, these holidays will be on Lohri, Makar Sankranti and Hazrat Ali’s birth anniversary. In South India, Pongal, Thiruvalluvar Diwas and Ujjavar Thirunal will be celebrated. For this, the states have started declaring holidays. In some states, there will be a 4-day holiday and in some, there will be a 5-day public holiday. In between, there will also be a holiday on Sunday and the second Saturday. In the states of South India, there is going to be a week-long holiday.
There will be 5 days of holiday in Telangana
According to the report, the Education Department of the Telangana government had released the school calendar for 2024-25. According to the calendar, there will be Makar Sankranti holidays in the state from January 13 to 17. January 11 is the second Saturday and January 12 is Sunday. On Monday, January 13, state government employees can take an additional day off. In such a situation, the weekend is going to be long in this state.
3 to 4 days holiday in North India
According to Informal News.com, January 11 is the second Saturday, so banks will be closed. Many government offices will also be closed on the second Saturday. This day is also Missionary Day/Imoinu Iratpa. Therefore, there will be a holiday in Aizawl and Imphal in North-East India. Since January 12 is a Sunday, there will be a holiday in the entire country. The festival of Lohri is on January 13, so there will be a holiday in Punjab (Reserved), Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, Jammu and Kashmir, because Lohri is celebrated with great pomp in these states. The festival of Makar Sankranti is on January 14, so there will be a holiday in many states of North India.
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