Gandhinagar: The state govt has declared Monday, Nov 9, a public holiday for state govt offices to give employees an extended Diwali break. The decision was announced through a notification issued by the general administration department on Wednesday, adjusting the working day between the existing Diwali and New Year holidays.According to the notification, Nov 8 (Sunday) is already a public holiday on account of Diwali, while Nov 10 (Tuesday) is a holiday for Gujarati New Year and Nov 11 (Wednesday) for Bhai Bij. With Nov 9 also declared a holiday, govt employees will get four consecutive days off, from Nov 8 to 11.The GAD notification said the additional holiday will be compensated by making Nov 28, Saturday, a working day. All govt offices that remain closed on Nov 9 will have to function on Nov 28 instead.
