Assembly Poll: Public holiday for government, semi-government offices today

New Delhi : In the view of assembly elections to be held in Haryana on October 21, a public holiday has been announced for those working in the government and semi-government offices, state-run corporations and boards, educational institutions, public enterprises and banks in Haryana, Chandigarh, and Delhi, stated a report.

The employees can utilize the holiday by casting their votes.

Notably, the state government of Punjab has declared the holiday for all those officials or employees of Punjab government offices, boards, corporations, and educational institutions who are registered voters of any of the Haryana assembly constituencies.

There leave will not be deducted from the leave account. However, the employees must submit a copy of his voter card to their department; a report quoted the spokesperson of Punjab government as saying.