Eid 2025: There will be a restricted holiday for Eid-ul-Fitr instead of a gazetted holiday in Haryana. The Haryana government on Thursday announced that March 31 will be observed as a restricted holiday. An official notification regarding the decision has been issued by the Haryana government. The decision has been taken considering the financial year closing. Eid-ul-Fitr (Eid) will be celebrated across India on March 31, Friday. This is also the closing day of the financial year 2024-25.
DPR Haryana wrote on X, “The Haryana government has declared the upcoming Eid-ul-Fitr on March 31 as a restricted holiday under Schedule-II instead of a gazetted holiday. A notification to this effect has been issued by the Haryana government.”
What Is Restricted Holiday?
A gazetted holiday is officially declared by the government and mandates a full-day closure of government offices and institutions, while a restricted holiday allows government employees to take a day off at their choice. Government offices, banks, and many businesses are usually closed on gazetted holidays.
Reason Behind The Decision
Meanwhile, Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini urged not to make this decision a political issue. He clarified that this was a one-time decision, as it was the first time in many years that three holidays had coincided at the end of the financial year.
Explaining about his decision, CM Saini said, “I have also said in the House that this should not be made an issue… This is the first time that three holidays have come at the end of the financial year… Many types of transactions take place at the end of the financial year, so we have declared it (Eid-ul-Fitr) a restricted holiday.”
He further emphasised that there would be no restrictions on individuals wishing to take leave on this day. So, you can choose to take the day off and celebrate the occasion.
हरियाणा सरकार ने ईद-उल-फितर के दिन आगामी 31 मार्च को राजपत्रित अवकाश के बजाय अनुसूची-II के अंतर्गत प्रतिबंधित अवकाश घोषित किया है। हरियाणा सरकार द्वारा इस आशय की एक अधिसूचना जारी की गई है।#Haryana #DIPRHaryana
— DPR Haryana (@DiprHaryana) March 27, 2025
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