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Eid holiday in Delhi is not on Wednesday - Know when it is
In Delhi, Eid-ul-Fitr will be celebrated on Thursday.
New Delhi: The Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions on Tuesday announced that all Central Government Administrative Offices located at Delhi/New Delhi shall remain closed on July 07 (Thursday) on account of Eid-ul-Fitr 2016.
Earlier, it was notified that Eid 2016 would be celebrated in Delhi on July 06.
For offices outside Delhi, the Employees Coordination Committee or Head of Offices (where such committees are not functioning) can decide the date depending upon the decision of the state government concerned.
Eid-ul-Fitr is celebrated to mark the end of the holy fasting month of Ramzan.