Amidst the scorching heat, there is news of relief for government employees. The Punjab government has declared a public holiday on June 7, due to which government offices will remain closed across the state. The next day, June 8, is Sunday, so government employees have got 2 consecutive holidays. In such a situation, government employees can plan a two-day trip in the summer.

In fact, June 7 is the festival of Eid-ul-Azha (Bakrid), due to which the Punjab government has declared a public holiday in the entire state. Due to this, all government offices across Punjab will remain closed on June 7.

It is worth mentioning that summer vacations are already underway in schools and colleges of Punjab, due to which schools and colleges are closed.

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Similarly, there are a total of 52 Sundays. Also, employees of banks and some other departments will get 26 Saturday holidays as second and fourth Saturdays. The number of holidays in the year 2025 would have increased further, if some festivals and special days did not fall on Sundays and Saturdays.

This year Republic Day is on Sunday. Similarly, Basant Panchami is also on Sunday, February 2. There will be a holiday in some states on Swami Dayanand Jayanti and it is on Sunday, February 23. This year Ram Navami is also on Sunday, April 16. Muharram is on Sunday, July 6. This year, maximum holidays are being given in January, April, August and October. In the year 2025, employees will also get some long weekends. There will be three to four consecutive holidays in January, March, April, August and October. In the year 2025, apart from the usual holidays of Saturday and Sunday, the stock market will be closed for 14 days. This means that the stock market will also have a 14-day holiday.

Gazetted holidays…

• Republic Day: 26 January (Sunday)
• Mahashivratri: 26 February (Wednesday)
• Holi: 14 March (Friday)
• Eid-ul-Fitr: 31 March (Monday)
• Mahavir Jayanti: 10 April (Thursday)
• Good Friday: 18 April (Friday)
• Buddha Purnima: 12 May (Monday)
• Eid-ul-Adha (Bakrid): 7 June (Saturday)
• Muharram: 6 July (Sunday)
• Independence Day: 15 August (Friday)
• Janmashtami: 16 August (Saturday)
• Milad-un-Nabi (Eid-e-Milad): 5 September (Friday)
• Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday: 2 October (Thursday)
• Dussehra: 2 October (Thursday)
• Diwali (Deepavali): 20 October (Monday)
• Guru Nanak Dev Ji’s birth anniversary Day: November 5 (Wednesday)
• Christmas Day: December 25 (Thursday)

Optional or restricted holidays…

• New Year: 1st January (Wednesday)
• Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti: 6th January (Monday)
• Makar Sankranti/Magh Bihu/Pongal: 14th January (Tuesday)
• Basant Panchami: 2nd February (Sunday)
• Guru Ravidas Jayanti: 12th February (Wednesday)
• Shivaji Jayanti: 19th February (Wednesday)
• Swami Dayanand Saraswati Jayanti: 23rd February (Sunday)
• Holika Dahan: 13th March (Thursday)
• Dolayatra: 14th March (Friday)
• Ram Navami: 16th April (Sunday)
• Janmashtami (Smart): 16th August (Friday)
• Ganesh Chaturthi/Vinayak Chaturthi: 27th August (Wednesday)
• Onam or Thiruonam: 5th September (Friday)
• Dussehra (Saptami): September 29 (Monday)
• Dussehra (Mahashtami): September 30 (Tuesday)
• Dussehra (Mahanavmi): October 1 (Wednesday)
• Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti: October 7 (Tuesday)
• Karka Chaturthi (Karva Chauth): October 10 (Friday)
• Naraka Chaturdashi: October 20 (Monday)
• Govardhan Puja: October 22 (Wednesday)
• Bhai Dooj: October 23 (Thursday)
• Pratihar Shashthi or Suraj Shashthi (Chhath Puja): October 28 (Tuesday)
• Martyrdom Day of Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji: November 24 (Monday)
• Christmas Eve: December 24 (Wednesday)

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This is a time of relief especially for school children and office employees. Let us know which holidays are coming in the first week and what is their importance.

List of holidays

1. 1 October 2024: Jammu and Kashmir Assembly Elections

– Assembly elections are being held in Jammu and Kashmir on this day. In view of the elections, the state government has declared this day as a special holiday. This is an important day, when people will be able to exercise their franchise.

2. 2 October 2024: Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti

– Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti is celebrated all over the country on October 2. This day is a national holiday. Schools, colleges, banks and offices will all remain closed on this day. This is a special day to remember Gandhiji’s thoughts and his contributions. Also, Mahalaya Amavasya is also celebrated in many areas.

3. 3 October 2024: Sharadiya Navratri begins

– The festival of Sharadiya Navratri will start from October 3. This festival is dedicated to the worship of Goddess Durga. Special programs are organized at many places on this day. Apart from this, Maharaja Agrasen’s birth anniversary is also celebrated on this day, which is an important holiday.

4. 6 October 2024: Sunday

– October 6 is Sunday, so all offices and schools will remain closed on this day too.

Special holidays

Apart from this, a special holiday has also been announced in Haryana on October 5 due to the assembly elections there. This shows the importance of the electoral process and encourages people to vote.

Take advantage of the holidays

By taking advantage of these holidays, you can plan to travel with your family or friends. The weather of October is also very pleasant, which is perfect for travel. Therefore, do not forget to include these holidays in your holiday plan.

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Along with Diwali, banks will remain closed from 10 to 15 November in many cities of the country on the occasion of Govardhan Puja, Bali Pratipada and Bhai Dooj. At the same time, banks are closed for a total of 15 days in the month of November. In such a situation, if you also want to complete important work related to banks in November, then definitely check the list of holidays. It may happen that the day you are planning to go to the bank happens to be a bank holiday.

Here it is important for you to know that banks across the country will not remain closed for 15 days in November. Bank holidays also depend on the festivals celebrated in different states or other events taking place in those states. These holidays vary among states and cities. However, despite bank branches remaining closed, you can complete many banking related tasks from the comfort of your home through online banking.

This is the list of holidays for November 2023

• November 1- Kannada Rajyotsava/Kut/Karva Chauth: Banks will remain closed in Bengaluru, Imphal and Shimla.
• November 5-Sunday holiday
• 10 November- Govardhan Puja/Lakshmi Puja/Deepawali/Diwali: Banks will remain closed in Shillong due to.
• November 11 – Being the second Saturday, banks will remain closed across the country.
• 12th November- Sunday holiday.
• 13 November- Govardhan Puja/Lakshmi Puja/Deepawali/Diwali: Banks will remain closed in Agartala, Dehradun, Gangtok, Imphal, Jaipur, Kanpur, Lucknow.
• 14 November- Diwali (Bali Pratipada)/Vikram Samvat New Year/Lakshmi Puja: There will be a holiday in banks in Ahmedabad, Belapur, Bengaluru, Gangtok, Mumbai, Nagpur.
• 15 November- Bhai Dooj/Chitragupta Jayanti/Lakshmi Puja/Ningal Chakkuba/Bhratri Dwitiya: There will be no functioning in banks in Gangtok, Imphal, Kanpur, Kolkata, Lucknow and Shimla.
• 19 November- Sunday holiday.
• 20 November- Banks will remain closed in Patna and Ranchi due to Chhath.
• 23 November- Seng Kut Snem/Igas Bagwal: Banks will remain closed in Dehradun and Shillong.
• 25th November- Due to the fourth Saturday, banks will remain closed across the country.
• 26 November- Sunday
• 27 November- Guru Nanak Jayanti/Karthik Purnima: Banks will remain closed in the entire country except Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Gangtok, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Imphal, Kochi, Panaji, Patna, Trivandrum and Shillong.
• 30 November- Kanakdas Jayanti: Banks will remain closed in Bengaluru.

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There are many festivals in the month of November like Dhanteras, Diwali, Govardhan, Bhaiya Dooj and Chhath Puja, due to which schools are going to remain closed. This year Diwali (Diwali 2023) is on Sunday 12 November 2023. Schools are going to remain closed on Diwali and all the festivals happening around it. Here we are telling you the date on which banks are going to remain closed in all the states across the country.

Diwali is now being celebrated not only in the country but also in foreign countries. this year in America

The festival of Diwali is celebrated all over India. This year there will be a holiday on Diwali in America also. There is a holiday in Bihar-Jharkhand during the time of Chhath. In Bihar, there is a holiday in schools and offices to celebrate Chhath Puja. Now many states in North India give holiday on Chhath. Here we are telling you when the schools will be closed in the month of November.

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On the occasion of Dussehra, Dussehra holidays are being announced in schools of all the states including UP and Bihar. Holidays have also been declared in schools by the Telangana government.

According to the Hindu calendar, Dussehra is celebrated on the tenth day of Shukla Paksha of Ashwin month. This time Dussehra will be celebrated on 24th October. Dashami Tithi will start from 5:44 pm on 23rd October. In some schools, your today is given from Panchami Tithi. The festival of Dussehra will be celebrated on 24 October.

On this day, holidays have been declared in all government and private institutions. There will be holiday in schools from nursery to 12th. Holidays have been declared in schools of states like Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Ghaziabad and Telangana etc.

Schools will be closed from October 13 to October 25

As per the order issued by the Telangana government, schools will remain closed from October 13 to October 25. Students from 1st to 12th will get its benefit. They will get the benefit of 12 days leave. First term vacation of Junior College has been announced from October 19 to October 25. In such a situation, schools and junior colleges will be operated from October 26.

All junior colleges have been instructed by the Telangana State Board of Intermediate Education to follow the holiday schedule. Instructions have been given not to conduct classes during holidays. District intermediate education officers have been asked to ensure that colleges follow these orders.

UP: 3 to 4 days holiday in Dussehra

In schools of Uttar Pradesh, there is a holiday 2 to 3 days before Dussehra. According to media reports, this time holidays can be declared in government and private schools and educational institutions of Uttar Pradesh from October 21 to October 24. At present, no notification has been issued for this by Uttar Pradesh Secondary District Council. However, Dussehra is considered a holiday of 3 to 4 days.

Dussehra will also be celebrated in Delhi on 24th October. According to sources close to CBSE, 2 to 3 days holidays can be given in schools on Dussehra. At present no official confirmation has been made. Holidays can be declared in Delhi schools from 22 to 24 October.

There will be a holiday of two to three days in Noida and Ghaziabad also. Its orders will be issued soon by the district administration. With this, students will get full benefit of holidays this month. Apart from Dussehra holidays, there will be weekly holiday in the school on five Sundays. Apart from this, Saturdays are also declared holidays in many schools.

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Now, under this new leave policy, it has been decided to give leave to the central government employees for 42 days in a year. However, in this new leave policy of the government, some conditions have also been implemented by the government. Only under which government employees will be able to use these holidays. At the same time, special casual leave will also be available in this new policy.

What is this new leave policy

Under this new leave policy, if an employee working under the central government donates an organ, he will get the service of 42 days special emergency leave. DoPT has given information about this by publishing an official notice. If any employee donates any part of the body, it will be considered as the biggest surgery. For this, the employee will also be given 42 days leave for recovery.

How many days emergency leave is available

According to the current rules, 30 holidays are given to employees as emergency leave in a calendar year. Apart from this, now under this new leave policy, maximum 42 days special leave will be given to the employees to promote organ donation among the employees working inside the Central Government. Rules have also been fixed for this. This new leave policy for central employees has been implemented from the month of April itself. However, this rule related to this new leave policy will not apply to the employees working for Railways and All India Services.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently said that flexible work places and flexible working hours are the needs of the future.

3 days off

After the implementation of the new labor code, the most talked about change is the three-day weekly off. In the new labor code, there is a provision of three holidays and four days of work. However, the working hours will increase. After the implementation of the new labor code, you will have to work for 12 hours in the office. In total, you will have to work 48 hours in a week. After this you will get three days weekly off.

There will be a big change regarding the holidays

Apart from this, there will also be a big change regarding the holidays. Earlier, it was necessary to work at least 240 days in a year to take long-term leave in any institution. But under the new labor code, you were required to work 180 days. But under the new labor code, you will be able to take long leave after working for 180 days (6 months).

In hand salary will come down

After the implementation of the new wage code, take home salary i.e. in hand salary will be less in your account than before. The government has made a provision in the new rule that the basic salary of any employee should be 50 percent or more of his total salary (CTC).

If your basic salary is higher, then PF contribution will increase. With this provision of the government, employees will get a hefty amount at the time of retirement. Along with this, the Gratuity money will also get more. This will make their future financially strong.

equal wages to men and women

Union Labor Minister Bhupendra Yadav recently said that we have rationalized old laws and considered occupational safety and wage standards to ensure fair wages for both men and women. He said that 29 different Acts have been converted into four new labor codes.

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When during the monsoon session, Union Minister of State for Labor Rameshwar Teli told what is the status of the drafts received from the states. At the same time, which state has sent drafts for which code. But, what has been the date of implementation? There is confusion about this too. Still everyone is waiting.

Planning to implement this way from October 1, 2022

According to Minister of State for Labor Rameshwar Teli, no deadline has been set yet. But, try to implement it as soon as possible. Rameshwar Teli, in response to written questions in the Lok Sabha, said that till now comments have not been received from many states on different codes. Due to the delay on the part of the states, they will be implemented immediately. At the same time, sources in the Ministry of Labor say that from October 1, 2022, there is a plan to implement them in a phase manner.

Before implementing labor laws, understand what is the latest update?

Drafts rules have been received from most states on all four labor codes. But, the new rules will be implemented in due course. If sources are to be believed, on the basis of the number of drafts that have been prepared, different codes will be implemented in a sequential manner. 31 states have sent their drafts on The Code on Wages, 2019.

At the same time, comments have been received from 26 states on The Industrial Relations Code, 2020. 25 states have sent drafts on The Code on Social Security, 2020. At the same time, drafts have been received from only 24 states on The Occupational Safety Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020.

States will have to decide the final deadline, the center is ready

According to sources in the Ministry of Labor, the New Wage Code can be implemented from October 1. But, the decision on this will also be taken when the drafts on all the four codes are received from the states. However, the codes can be implemented in a phased manner. The central government can issue official notification before October 1, 2022.

The codes will be deemed to be applicable from 1 October 2022. The states can be relaxed in this matter to implement the codes according to their own. But, the final deadline of all the four codes will have to be fixed. After this all the codes will have to be implemented till the last deadline. For this, the states can be given one year’s time.

Holidays, working hours and day rules will change

Four new codes have been created by merging 29 central labor laws. These include the Industrial Relations Code, Code on Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code (OSH), Social Security Code and Code on Wages. But, the biggest change is in the definition of ‘wage’. It has been expanded. In the new labor code, 50 percent of the salary will be directly included in the wages.

According to EPFO ​​board member and Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh general secretary Virjesh Upadhyay, social security is very important for employees. There are many important aspects to this. There is to be a change in the rules on important issues like working hours of employees, annual holidays, pension, PF, take home salary, retirement. There will be a ban on working more than 48 hours. That means there will be only 48 hours of work every week.

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