Punjab News: There will be a public holiday in Punjab on 2nd and 3rd October (Wednesday and Thursday) as Wednesday is Gandhi Jayanti and Thursday is Maharaja Agrasen Jayanti and Navratri Kalash Sthapana due to which this decision has been taken. Schools, banks and offices will remain closed these days.
Let us tell you that there are many big festivals in the entire month of October which include festivals like Durga Ashtami, Dussehra, Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti and Diwali.
The first public holiday of October will be Gandhi Jayanti on 2 October. Banks, government offices, schools and colleges will remain closed on this day. There will be a holiday in Punjab and Rajasthan on 3rd October on Maharaja Agrasen Jayanti. This means that schools, colleges, banks etc. will remain closed for 2 days in the beginning of the month. Both these days are listed as holidays in the government's annual holiday list.