After row, Haryana issues fresh notice on Eid holiday

The Haryana government has already declared a restricted holiday for the government employees under Schedule-II instead of a gazetted holiday on March 31(Eid-ul-Fitr) as “it is the closing day of the financial year 2024-2025”.

• By: Express News Service
• Chandigarh | Updated: March 31, 2025 08:05 AM IST
1 min read

Earlier on Thursday, Congress MLA from Nuh Aftab Ahmed had raised the issue in the Haryana Assembly. He was backed by senior Congress leader and former CM Bhupinder Singh Hooda.

Following a row after the Haryana government issued a notification declaring Eid-ul-Fitr a restricted holiday instead of a gazetted holiday this year, the BJP-led government Sunday modified its notification and declared a holiday for those in private offices following gazetted holidays’ list.

The Haryana government has already declared a restricted holiday for the government employees under Schedule-II instead of a gazetted holiday on March 31(Eid-ul-Fitr) as “it is the closing day of the financial year 2024-2025”. A state government notification to this effect was issued by the Haryana government on Wednesday.

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