The Crime Desk: Schools and colleges will be closed for 9 days on the occasion of Durga Puja, Fateha-e-Yazdaham, Lakshmi Puja, and Prabarana Purnima, the biggest festival of Sanatan religionists. However, including weekends, the total holiday will be 11 days.
According to the annual calendar of the Ministry of Education, the autumn Durga Puja vacation will begin on October 9, which will continue till October 17 (Thursday). However, since the next two days are Friday and Saturday, the educational institution will open on October 20. Among them, Vijaya Dasami holiday will be on October 13, Fateha-e-Yazdaham holiday on October 15, Lakshmi Puja, and Prabarana Purnima holiday on October 16.
Meanwhile, the government employees will get three consecutive days off this month, including the autumn Durga Puja and weekend. Vijaya Dashami will be a public holiday on October 13 (Sunday). Before that, Friday and Saturday are weekends. This holiday will be observed in all government and semi-government offices and autonomous and semi-autonomous institutions in the country.
