Tuesday, March 20, 2007

Punjab declares 2 one-off holidays for 2007

Source: Punjab Newsline. Yesterday, Punjab Chief Minister, Parkash Singh Badal, declared declared March 23, 2007, and September 27, 2007, as gazetted holidays on the occasion of 75th Martyrdom Day and 100th birth anniversary of guru Shaheed-e-Azam Bhagat Singh.

Analysis: As is the case for most religious holidays in India (and these are specifically Sikh holidays), observance will vary according to employees' religion. However, with Sikhs representing a large part of the Punjabi population, these 2 dates are likely to see business life strongly affected.