Chandigarh, 30 September || October 2 and 3 (Wednesday and Thursday) will be a public holiday in Punjab. Because Gandhi Jayanti is on Wednesday and Maharaja Agarsen Jayanti is on Thursday.
Due to which this decision has been taken. Schools, banks and offices will remain closed on these days.
The first public holiday of October will be Gandhi Jayanti on October 2. Banks, government offices, schools and colleges will remain closed on this day. Maharaja Agarsen Jayanti will be a holiday on October 3 in Punjab and Rajasthan.
This means that schools, colleges, banks etc. will be closed for 2 days in the beginning of the month. Both these days are mentioned as holidays in the government's annual holiday list.