Jammu and Kashmir Holidays 2020

News About Jammu and Kashmir Holidays

• Senior Leader urges J&K Governor to declare his father’s death anniversary as public holiday

  Karan Singh, Senior Congress Leader has requested the Governor of Jammu & Kashmir Satya Pal Mallik to declare the birthday of Hari Singh, his father, as a public holiday next week. He has asserted that it is because of Hari Singh that Jammu & Kashmir is a part of India and that for several years, a strong demand has been made to declare his birthday, 23 September, as a public holiday. The Senior Leader has revealed that despite his two sons passing a resolution in the legislative council to this effect, no action has been taken. Maharaja Hari Singh had signed the instrument of accession on 26 October 1947 due to which the state became a part of India. Besides that, he was a far-sighted and a progressive ruler who, for the welfare of the people, had instituted many social and economic reforms. Back in 1929, Hari Singh was the one who opened the temples in the state to Dalits.

  

  20 September 2019

• Jammu and Kashmir Government Declares Public Holiday on Polling Days

  The government of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday issued an order, declaring public holidays on all polling days for the respective constituencies. As per the government order, holiday would be observed in Kupwara, Baramulla and Bandipora of Kashmir and Jammu, Samba, Poonch and Rajouri of Jammu on 11 April 2019, the day when Jammu – Baramulla and Poonch constituencies going to polls in the first phase. Likewise, for the second phase of the Lok Sabha election, Budgam, Srinagar and Ganderbal of Kashmir and Udhampur, Reasi, Kathua, Kishtwar, Doda and Ramban of Jammu would observe holiday on 18 April 2019. For th third phase of the election, Anantnag will observe holiday on 23 April 2019, Kulgam on 29 April and Pulwama on 6 May 2019. As for Leh and Kargil district, the holiday will be observed on 6 May 2019. Also, the poll days declared above shall be declared as paid holidays to person employed in any business, industrial undertakings, trade or any other establishment and entitled to vote. Daily wage and casual workers shall also be entitled for holidays and wages on these days. 

  

  5 April 2019

• The State Government of Jammu and Kashmir announces holiday on voting days

  The municipal elections in Jammu and Kashmir will be held in four phases. The first phase of municipal election has been scheduled on 8 October 2018, the second on 10 October 2018, the third on 13 October 2018 and the fourth on 16 October 2018. The votes shall be counted on 20 October 2018. It has been announced by the State Government of Jammu and Kashmir that there shall be a public holiday on Saturday, 13 October 2018 owing to the third phase of municipal election in the state. The holiday shall be applicable to the respective councils, election committees and municipal corporations on the election date, as per an order granted by the Department of General Administration. The employees, who want to go to other places to exercise their vote, are given the special casual leaves, the order further stated.

  

  11 October 2018