Ram Temple Event: Centre Declares Half-Day Holiday For Government Employees On January 22

Ram Temple consecration ceremony will take place on January 22 at 12.20pm.

The Narendra Modi government today declared a half-day holiday on January 22 for the central government employees to enable them to watch the Ram Temple consecration ceremony. Due to the overwhelming sentiment of the employees and requests from them, the Modi Government announced half day closing till 2:30 pm on 22nd January 2024, at all Central Government offices, Central institutions and Central industrial establishments throughout India on the occasion of Ram Temple pran pratishtha ceremony.

In a statement released today, the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions said, "The Ram Lalla Pran Pratishtha at Ayodhya will be celebrated on 22nd January, 2024 across India. To enable employees to participate in the celebrations, it has been decided that all Central government offices, central institutions and central industrial establishments throughout India will be closed for half day till 2.30 hours on 22nd January, 2024."

Due to the overwhelming sentiment of the employees and requests from them, Central Government announces half day closing till 2:30 pm on 22nd January 2024, at all Central Government offices, Central institutions and Central industrial establishments throughout India on the… pic.twitter.com/9xTPwSx3Ga — ANI (@ANI) January 18, 2024

After this, Ministry Of Finance also issued a similar order. It said that all Public Sector Banks/Public Sector Insurance Companies/Public Sector Financial Institutions and Regional Rural Banks will observe half-day closing till 2:30 pm on 22nd January on the occasion of pranpratishtha of Ayodhya Ram Temple.

It may be noted that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be part of the consecration ceremony. The five people allowed inside the sanctum sanctorum of the temple include PM Modi, Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath, UP Governor Anandiben Patel and two chief priests of the temple.

Several state governments have already decalred a full day holiday on January 22 for the state government employees. These states are Assam, Goa, Uttar Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Haryana (school holiday). Several states have also declared a dry day on January 22 on the occasion of consecration ceremony.